diff --git a/src/qcam/main.cpp b/src/qcam/main.cpp
index d3f01a85..91166be5 100644
--- a/src/qcam/main.cpp
+++ b/src/qcam/main.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ OptionsParser::Options parseOptions(int argc, char *argv[])
 			 "Set configuration of a camera stream", "stream", true);
 	parser.addOption(OptVerbose, OptionNone,
 			 "Print verbose log messages", "verbose");
+	parser.addOption(OptCaptureScript, OptionString,
+			 "Load a capture session configuration script from a file",
+			 "script", ArgumentRequired, "script");
 
 	OptionsParser::Options options = parser.parse(argc, argv);
 	if (options.isSet(OptHelp))
diff --git a/src/qcam/main_window.cpp b/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
index af992b94..e488b67f 100644
--- a/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CameraManager *cm, const OptionsParser::Options &options)
 	cm_->cameraAdded.connect(this, &MainWindow::addCamera);
 	cm_->cameraRemoved.connect(this, &MainWindow::removeCamera);
 
+	if (options_.isSet(OptCaptureScript))
+		scriptPath_ = options_[OptCaptureScript].toString();
+
 	cameraSelectorDialog_ = new CameraSelectorDialog(cm_, scriptPath_, this);
 	connect(cameraSelectorDialog_, &CameraSelectorDialog::stopCaptureScript,
 		this, &MainWindow::stopCaptureScript);
@@ -157,9 +160,13 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CameraManager *cm, const OptionsParser::Options &options)
 	}
 
 	/* Start capture script. */
-	if (!scriptPath_.empty())
+	if (!scriptPath_.empty()) {
 		ret = loadCaptureScript();
-
+		if (options_.isSet(OptCaptureScript)) {
+			quit();
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 	startStopAction_->setChecked(true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qcam/main_window.h b/src/qcam/main_window.h
index 7c877ae1..24ebd019 100644
--- a/src/qcam/main_window.h
+++ b/src/qcam/main_window.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ enum {
 	OptRenderer = 'r',
 	OptStream = 's',
 	OptVerbose = 'v',
+	OptCaptureScript = 256,
 };
 
 class MainWindow : public QMainWindow