An image forming apparatus includes: an image formation section, an instruction input section, a storage section, and a control section. Upon every execution of a print job in accordance with the print job execution instruction inputted to the instruction input section by a user, the control section causes the storage section to store as history information, in association with the user who has instructed the execution of the print job, which of a normal mode and a silent mode has been set. When the print job execution instruction has been inputted to the instruction input section without the input of a mode setting instruction from the user, the control section reads out the history information associated with the user from the storage section, sets either of the normal mode and the silent mode based on the read history information, and controls the image formation section to execute the print job.