diff --git a/man/remind.1.in b/man/remind.1.in
index 4f4e780d..ba412cf8 100644
--- a/man/remind.1.in
+++ b/man/remind.1.in
@@ -5076,7 +5076,18 @@ function, the command fails with an error message and does nothing.
 If you define a user-defined function and then later on redefine it,
 \fBRemind\fR will issue a warning.  If you do not want this warning,
 then use \fBFUNSET\fR to remove the existing definition before you
-redefine the function.
+redefine the function.  Alternatively, you can use a "-" token before
+the function name to suppress "redefined function" warnings, as in the
+following example:
+.PP
+.nf
+        FSET - f(x) 2*x
+        # You must have space before and after the "-"
+        # This will NOT work:
+        # FSET -f(x) 2*x
+.fi
+.PP
+to define a function and suppress any "redefined function" warning.
 .PP
 .SH PRECISE SCHEDULING
 .PP
diff --git a/src/userfns.c b/src/userfns.c
index 5d444153..74dac5c4 100644
--- a/src/userfns.c
+++ b/src/userfns.c
@@ -181,12 +181,31 @@ int DoFset(ParsePtr p)
     Var *locals = NULL;
     Var local_array[MAX_FUNC_ARGS];
     int orig_namelen;
+    int suppress_redefined_function_warning = 0;
+    int ch;
 
     DynamicBuffer buf;
     DBufInit(&buf);
 
+
+    ch = ParseNonSpaceChar(p, &r, 1);
+    if (r) {
+        return r;
+    }
+    if (ch == '-') {
+        r = ParseToken(p, &buf);
+        if (strcmp(DBufValue(&buf), "-")) {
+            DBufFree(&buf);
+            return E_PARSE_ERR;
+        }
+        suppress_redefined_function_warning = 1;
+        DBufFree(&buf);
+    }
+
     /* Get the function name */
-    if ( (r=ParseIdentifier(p, &buf)) ) return r;
+    if ( (r=ParseIdentifier(p, &buf)) ) {
+        return r;
+    }
     if (*DBufValue(&buf) == '$') {
         DBufFree(&buf);
         return E_BAD_ID;
@@ -222,8 +241,10 @@ int DoFset(ParsePtr p)
             return OK;
         }
         /* Warn about redefinition */
-        Wprint(tr("Function `%s' redefined: previously defined at %s(%s)"),
-               existing->name, existing->filename, line_range(existing->lineno_start, existing->lineno));
+        if (!suppress_redefined_function_warning) {
+            Wprint(tr("Function `%s' redefined: previously defined at %s(%s)"),
+                   existing->name, existing->filename, line_range(existing->lineno_start, existing->lineno));
+        }
     }
 
     /* Should be followed by '(' */
diff --git a/tests/test.cmp b/tests/test.cmp
index 10092838..04ba2010 100644
--- a/tests/test.cmp
+++ b/tests/test.cmp
@@ -800,8 +800,7 @@ Leaving UserFN _ofunc(1991-02-28) => 0
 ../tests/test.rem(224): Trig = Thursday, 28 February, 1991
 
 # omitfunc ignores local/global omits
-fset _ofunc(x) 0
-../tests/test.rem(227): Function `_ofunc' redefined: previously defined at ../tests/test.rem(222)
+fset - _ofunc(x) 0
 OMIT 1 March
 OMIT 2 March 1991
 REM 1 March OMIT Sun OMITFUNC _ofunc AFTER MSG Should trigger 1 March
diff --git a/tests/test.rem b/tests/test.rem
index 98480318..91d22dbd 100644
--- a/tests/test.rem
+++ b/tests/test.rem
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ REM 1 March OMITFUNC _ofunc AFTER MSG OmitFunc Test
 REM 8 March OMITFUNC _ofunc -1 MSG OmitFunc Test 2
 
 # omitfunc ignores local/global omits
-fset _ofunc(x) 0
+fset - _ofunc(x) 0
 OMIT 1 March
 OMIT 2 March 1991
 REM 1 March OMIT Sun OMITFUNC _ofunc AFTER MSG Should trigger 1 March