diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d5a80d1..73a85fe 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ void print_help() {
     std::cout << "  -l, --lower        allow lower case letters\n";
     std::cout << "  -u, --upper        allow upper case letters\n";
     std::cout << "  -s, --symbol       allow symbols and punctuation\n";
+    std::cout << "  -S, --special      allow symbols from specified argument\n";
     std::cout << "When none of -d, -l, -u, and -s are given, pw acts as if all had been specified.\n";
 }
 
@@ -46,10 +47,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             {"lower", no_argument, nullptr, 'l'},
             {"digit", no_argument, nullptr, 'd'},
             {"symbol", no_argument, nullptr, 's'},
+            {"special", required_argument, nullptr, 'S'},
             {"count", required_argument, nullptr, 'c'},
             {nullptr, 0, nullptr, 0}
         };
-        while ((opt_char = getopt_long(argc, argv, "c:hulds", long_options, nullptr)) != -1) {
+        while ((opt_char = getopt_long(argc, argv, "c:huldsS:", long_options, nullptr)) != -1) {
             std::string arg {optarg ? optarg : ""};
             switch (opt_char) {
                 case 0: {
@@ -80,6 +82,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                     noflags = false;
                     valid += symbols;
                     break;
+                case 'S':
+                    noflags = false;
+                    valid += arg;
+                    break;
                 case 'c':
                     len = std::stoi(optarg);
                     break;