diff --git a/src/cam/main.cpp b/src/cam/main.cpp
index fd3108b05d25..3428075c03dd 100644
--- a/src/cam/main.cpp
+++ b/src/cam/main.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ int CamApp::parseOptions(int argc, char *argv[])
 			 "Print the metadata for completed requests",
 			 "metadata", ArgumentNone, nullptr, false,
 			 OptCamera);
+	parser.addOption(OptCaptureScript, OptionString,
+			 "Load a capture session configuration script from a file\n",
+			 "script", ArgumentRequired, "script", false,
+			 OptCamera);
 
 	options_ = parser.parse(argc, argv);
 	if (!options_.valid())
diff --git a/src/cam/main.h b/src/cam/main.h
index 2b2858084bb1..5ec20e1496eb 100644
--- a/src/cam/main.h
+++ b/src/cam/main.h
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ enum {
 	OptListControls = 256,
 	OptStrictFormats = 257,
 	OptMetadata = 258,
+	OptCaptureScript = 259,
 };