diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index bcb162f96..51f01a40f 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ The contributors that suggested a given feature are shown in []. Thanks!
 
 **    This is a major release.  Any patches may require major rework to apply.
 
-**    Fix internals to make null-pointer-check clean.
+**    Add runtime arguments.
+
+**    Fix internals to be C++ null-pointer-check clean.
 
 ***   Better optimize large always block splitting, bug1244. [John Coiner]
 
diff --git a/bin/verilator b/bin/verilator
index f7376a484..3f00c21ef 100755
--- a/bin/verilator
+++ b/bin/verilator
@@ -380,6 +380,16 @@ detailed descriptions in L</"VERILATION ARGUMENTS"> for more information.
     --x-initial-edge            Enable initial X->0 and X->1 edge triggers
      -y <dir>                   Directory to search for modules
 
+This is a short summary of the arguments to run-time Verilated arguments.
+detailed descriptions in L</"RUNTIME ARGUMENTS"> for more information.
+
+     +verilator+debug                  Enable debugging
+     +verilator+debugi+I<value>        Enable debugging at a level
+     +verilator+help                   Display help
+     +verilator+rand+reset+I<value>    Set random reset technique
+     +verilator+V                      Verbose version and config
+     +verilator+version                Show version and exit
+
 
 =head1 VERILATION ARGUMENTS
 
@@ -1432,6 +1442,45 @@ are desired for error messages instead of relative filenames.
 =back
 
 
+=head1 RUNTIME ARGUMENTS
+
+The following are the arguments that may be passed to a Verilated
+executable, provided that executable calls Verilated::commandArgs().
+
+All runtime arguments begin with +verilator, so that the user's executable
+may skip over all +verilator arguments when parsing its command line.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item +verilator+debug
+
+Enable debugging.  Equivalent to +verilator+debugi+4.
+
+=item +verilator+debugi+I<value>
+
+Enable debugging at the provided level.
+
+=item +verilator+help
+
+Display help and exit.
+
+=item +verilator+rand+reset+I<value>
+
+When a model was Verilated using "-x-inital unique", sets the
+initialization technique.  0 = Reset to zeros. 1 = Reset to all-ones.  2 =
+Randomize.  See L</"Unknown states">.
+
+=item +verilator+V
+
+Shows the verbose version, including configuration information.
+
+=item +verilator+version
+
+Displays program version and exits.
+
+=back
+
+
 =head1 EXAMPLE C++ EXECUTION
 
 We'll compile this example into C++.
diff --git a/include/verilated.cpp b/include/verilated.cpp
index d3a9a5d73..9483b3997 100644
--- a/include/verilated.cpp
+++ b/include/verilated.cpp
@@ -1774,9 +1774,52 @@ void VerilatedImp::commandArgsAddGuts(int argc, const char** argv) VL_REQUIRES(s
     if (!s_s.m_argVecLoaded) s_s.m_argVec.clear();
     for (int i=0; i<argc; ++i) {
         s_s.m_argVec.push_back(argv[i]);
+        commandArgVl(argv[i]);
     }
     s_s.m_argVecLoaded = true;  // Can't just test later for empty vector, no arguments is ok
 }
+void VerilatedImp::commandArgVl(const std::string& arg) {
+    if (0 == strncmp(arg.c_str(), "+verilator+", strlen("+verilator+"))) {
+        std::string value;
+        if (0) {
+        }
+        else if (arg == "+verilator+debug") {
+            Verilated::debug(4);
+        }
+        else if (commandArgVlValue(arg, "+verilator+debugi+", value/*ref*/)) {
+            Verilated::debug(atoi(value.c_str()));
+        }
+        else if (arg == "+verilator+help") {
+            versionDump();
+            VL_PRINTF_MT("For help, please see 'verilator --help'\n");
+            VL_FATAL_MT("COMMAND_LINE", 0, "", "Exiting due to command line argument (not an error)");
+        }
+        else if (commandArgVlValue(arg, "+verilator+rand+reset+", value/*ref*/)) {
+            Verilated::randReset(atoi(value.c_str()));
+        }
+        else if (arg == "+verilator+V") {
+            versionDump();  // Someday more info too
+            VL_FATAL_MT("COMMAND_LINE", 0, "", "Exiting due to command line argument (not an error)");
+        }
+        else if (arg == "+verilator+version") {
+            versionDump();
+            VL_FATAL_MT("COMMAND_LINE", 0, "", "Exiting due to command line argument (not an error)");
+        }
+        else {
+            VL_PRINTF_MT("%%Warning: Unknown +verilator runtime argument: '%s'\n", arg.c_str());
+        }
+    }
+}
+bool VerilatedImp::commandArgVlValue(const std::string& arg,
+                                     const std::string& prefix, std::string& valuer) {
+    size_t len = prefix.length();
+    if (0==strncmp(prefix.c_str(), arg.c_str(), len)) {
+        valuer = arg.substr(len);
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
 
 //======================================================================
 // VerilatedSyms:: Methods
diff --git a/include/verilated_imp.h b/include/verilated_imp.h
index 505a25fdd..0a22b42f8 100644
--- a/include/verilated_imp.h
+++ b/include/verilated_imp.h
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ public:
     }
 private:
     static void commandArgsAddGuts(int argc, const char** argv) VL_REQUIRES(s_s.m_argMutex);
+    static void commandArgVl(const std::string& arg);
+    static bool commandArgVlValue(const std::string& arg,
+                                  const std::string& prefix, std::string& valuer);
 
 public:
     // METHODS - user scope tracking
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_runflag.pl b/test_regress/t/t_runflag.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ceddbaab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_runflag.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+scenarios(vlt_all => 1);
+
+compile(
+    );
+
+execute(
+    all_run_flags => ["+verilator+debug +verilator+debugi+9 +verilator+rand+reset+1"],
+    check_finished => 1,
+    expect => (
+q{-V{t0,1}- Verilated::debug is on. Message prefix indicates {<thread>,<sequence_number>}.
+-V{t0,2}- Verilated::debug is on. Message prefix indicates {<thread>,<sequence_number>}.
+*-* All Finished *-*
+}),
+     );
+
+execute(
+    all_run_flags => ["+verilator+help"],
+    fails => 1,
+    expect => (
+q{.*For help, please see 'verilator --help'
+.*}),
+     );
+
+execute(
+    all_run_flags => ["+verilator+V"],
+    fails => 1,
+    expect => (
+q{.*Version:}),
+     );
+
+execute(
+    all_run_flags => ["+verilator+version"],
+    fails => 1,
+    expect => (
+q{.*Version:}),
+     );
+
+ok(1);
+
+1;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_runflag.v b/test_regress/t/t_runflag.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5edda933b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_runflag.v
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed into the Public Domain, for any use,
+// without warranty, 2003 by Wilson Snyder.
+
+module t;
+   initial begin
+      $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+      $finish;
+   end
+endmodule