diff --git a/hyfetch/main.py b/hyfetch/main.py
index 3bb6f46d..3fe144fb 100755
--- a/hyfetch/main.py
+++ b/hyfetch/main.py
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser.add_argument('-p', '--preset', help=f'Use preset', choices=list(PRESETS.keys()))
     parser.add_argument('-m', '--mode', help=f'Color mode', choices=['8bit', 'rgb'])
     parser.add_argument('-b', '--backend', help=f'Choose a *fetch backend', choices=['neofetch', 'fastfetch', 'fastfetch-old'])
+    parser.add_argument('--args', help=f'Additional arguments pass-through to backend')
     parser.add_argument('--c-scale', dest='scale', help=f'Lighten colors by a multiplier', type=float)
     parser.add_argument('--c-set-l', dest='light', help=f'Set lightness value of the colors', type=float)
     parser.add_argument('--c-overlay', action='store_true', dest='overlay', help=f'Use experimental overlay color adjusting instead of HSL lightness')
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ def run():
     try:
         asc = get_distro_ascii() if not args.ascii_file else Path(args.ascii_file).read_text("utf-8")
         asc = config.color_align.recolor_ascii(asc, preset)
-        neofetch_util.run(asc, config.backend)
+        neofetch_util.run(asc, config.backend, args.args or '')
     except Exception as e:
         print(f'Error: {e}')
         traceback.print_exc()
diff --git a/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py b/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py
index 49a2d971..5a579491 100644
--- a/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py
+++ b/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py
@@ -338,20 +338,21 @@ def get_distro_name():
     return run_neofetch_cmd('ascii_distro_name', True)
 
 
-def run(asc: str, backend: BackendLiteral):
+def run(asc: str, backend: BackendLiteral, args: str = ''):
     if backend == "neofetch":
-        return run_neofetch(asc)
+        return run_neofetch(asc, args)
     if backend == "fastfetch":
-        return run_fastfetch(asc)
+        return run_fastfetch(asc, args)
     if backend == "fastfetch-old":
-        return run_fastfetch(asc, legacy=True)
+        return run_fastfetch(asc, args, legacy=True)
 
 
-def run_neofetch(asc: str):
+def run_neofetch(asc: str, args: str = ''):
     """
     Run neofetch with colors
 
     :param asc: Ascii art
+    :param args: Additional arguments to pass to neofetch
     """
     # Escape backslashes here because backslashes are escaped in neofetch for printf
     asc = asc.replace('\\', '\\\\')
@@ -363,14 +364,17 @@ def run_neofetch(asc: str):
         path.write_text(asc)
 
         # Call neofetch with the temp file
-        run_neofetch_cmd(f'--ascii --source {path.absolute()} --ascii-colors')
+        if args:
+            args = ' ' + args
+        run_neofetch_cmd(f'--ascii --source {path.absolute()} --ascii-colors' + args)
 
 
-def run_fastfetch(asc: str, legacy: bool = False):
+def run_fastfetch(asc: str, args: str = '', legacy: bool = False):
     """
     Run neofetch with colors
 
     :param asc: Ascii art
+    :param args: Additional arguments to pass to fastfetch
     :param legacy: Set true when using fastfetch < 1.8.0
     """
     # Write temp file
@@ -380,7 +384,7 @@ def run_fastfetch(asc: str, legacy: bool = False):
         path.write_text(asc)
 
         # Call fastfetch with the temp file
-        proc = subprocess.run(['fastfetch', '--raw' if legacy else '--file-raw', path.absolute()])
+        proc = subprocess.run(['fastfetch', '--raw' if legacy else '--file-raw', path.absolute(), *shlex.split(args)])
         if proc.returncode == 144:
             printc("&6Error code 144 detected: Please upgrade fastfetch to >=1.8.0 or use the 'fastfetch-old' backend")