diff --git a/plugins/psgi/psgi.h b/plugins/psgi/psgi.h
index 873bfaba..093747ba 100644
--- a/plugins/psgi/psgi.h
+++ b/plugins/psgi/psgi.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ struct uwsgi_perl {
 	int no_die_catch;
 	int stacktrace_available;
 
+	char *argv_items;
+	struct uwsgi_string_list *argv_item;
+
 	// this is a pointer to the main list of interpreters (required for signals, rpc....);
         PerlInterpreter **main;
 
diff --git a/plugins/psgi/psgi_plugin.c b/plugins/psgi/psgi_plugin.c
index d90b4a84..832c659d 100644
--- a/plugins/psgi/psgi_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/psgi/psgi_plugin.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_perl_options[] = {
 #ifdef PERL_VERSION_STRING
         {"perl-version", no_argument, 0, "print perl version", uwsgi_opt_print, PERL_VERSION_STRING, UWSGI_OPT_IMMEDIATE},
 #endif
+        {"perl-args", required_argument, 0, "add items (space separated) to @ARGV", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uperl.argv_items, 0},
+        {"perl-arg", required_argument, 0, "add an item to @ARGV", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uperl.argv_item, 0},
         {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
 
 };