diff --git a/functions/_fish_mkdir_p.fish b/functions/_fish_mkdir_p.fish
index 21507ad..1943893 100644
--- a/functions/_fish_mkdir_p.fish
+++ b/functions/_fish_mkdir_p.fish
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ function _fish_mkdir_p --description 'mkdir -p with configurable verbose output'
 
     if test $mode = path
         set -l display (string replace -- "$HOME" "~" $target)"/"
-        echo (set_color --bold cyan)"Created: "(set_color cyan)"$display"(set_color normal)
+        echo (set_color --bold cyan)"Created directory: "(set_color cyan)"$display"(set_color normal)
         return 0
     end
 
     # Tree mode: dimmed existing anchor, then cyan new dirs.
-    echo (set_color --bold cyan)"Created missing directories:"(set_color normal)
+    echo (set_color --bold yellow)"Created directories:"(set_color normal)
     set -l anchor (string replace -- "$HOME" "~" $cursor)"/"
     echo (set_color brblack)" $anchor"(set_color normal)
     set -l i 1
diff --git a/functions/mkcd.fish b/functions/mkcd.fish
index 9a06fe1..fcc3bd9 100644
--- a/functions/mkcd.fish
+++ b/functions/mkcd.fish
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function mkcd --description 'Create a directory (with parents) and cd into it'
         echo
         echo "$c_head""Flags:$c_rst"
         echo "  $c_flag-h$c_rst, $c_flag--help$c_rst   Show this help message"
+        echo "  $c_flag-s$c_rst, $c_flag--silent$c_rst  Suppress directory creation output"
         echo
         echo "$c_head""Examples:$c_rst"
         echo "  $c_cmd""mkcd$c_rst $c_arg~/projects/myapp$c_rst"
@@ -29,13 +30,23 @@ function mkcd --description 'Create a directory (with parents) and cd into it'
         return 0
     end
 
-    set -l dir $argv[1]
+    set -l silent 0
+    set -l dir
+    for _arg in $argv
+        switch $_arg
+            case -s --silent
+                set silent 1
+            case '*'
+                set dir $_arg
+        end
+    end
 
     set -l is_new 0
-    if not test -d $dir
-        set is_new 1
-        command mkdir -p $dir
-        or return $status
+    test -d $dir; or set is_new 1
+    if test $silent -eq 1
+        _fish_mkdir_p --silent $dir; or return $status
+    else
+        _fish_mkdir_p --tree $dir; or return $status
     end
 
     cd $dir
diff --git a/functions/mkdir.fish b/functions/mkdir.fish
index 541c2a9..4f768b8 100644
--- a/functions/mkdir.fish
+++ b/functions/mkdir.fish
@@ -4,7 +4,16 @@
 # Execute mkdir
 function mkdir --description 'Execute mkdir'
     if status is-interactive
-        command mkdir -p $argv
+        # Fall back to command mkdir -p when flags are present (e.g. -m 755)
+        for _arg in $argv
+            if string match -q -- '-*' $_arg
+                command mkdir -p $argv
+                return $status
+            end
+        end
+        for _dir in $argv
+            _fish_mkdir_p --path $_dir
+        end
     else
         command mkdir $argv
     end