diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index f82d413b..a3a3a154 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Each of these examples demonstrates one aspect or feature of bashly.
 - [private-reveal](private-reveal#readme) - allowing users to reveal private commands, flags or environment variables
 - [stdin](stdin#readme) - reading input from stdin
 - [filters](filters#readme) - preventing commands from running unless custom conditions are met
+- [argfile](argfile#readme) - auto-load arguments from a file
 - [commands-expose](commands-expose#readme) - showing subcommands in the parent's help
 - [key-value-pairs](key-value-pairs#readme) - parsing key=value arguments and flags
 - [command-examples-on-error](command-examples-on-error#readme) - showing examples on error
diff --git a/examples/argfile/.download b/examples/argfile/.download
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9b953a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/argfile/.download
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+--force
+--log "some path with spaces.log"
diff --git a/examples/argfile/.gitignore b/examples/argfile/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a58e1ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/argfile/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+download
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/argfile/README.md b/examples/argfile/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf2a4f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/argfile/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# Argfile Example
+
+Demonstrates how to autoload additional arguments from a file using the
+`argfile` command option.
+
+This example was generated with:
+
+```bash
+$ bashly init --minimal
+# ... now edit src/bashly.yml to match the example ...
+# ... now create .download to match the example ...
+$ bashly generate
+```
+
+<!-- include: .download -->
+
+-----
+
+## `bashly.yml`
+
+````yaml
+name: download
+help: Sample application with autoloaded arguments
+version: 0.1.0
+
+# Allow users to configure args and flags in a file named '.download'
+argfile: .download
+
+args:
+- name: source
+  required: true
+  help: URL to download from
+
+flags:
+- long: --force
+  short: -f
+  help: Overwrite existing files
+- long: --log
+  short: -l
+  arg: path
+  help: Path to log file
+````
+
+## `.download`
+
+````bash
+--force
+--log "some path with spaces.log"
+
+````
+
+
+## Output
+
+### `$ ./download somesource`
+
+````shell
+# This file is located at 'src/root_command.sh'.
+# It contains the implementation for the 'download' command.
+# The code you write here will be wrapped by a function named 'root_command()'.
+# Feel free to edit this file; your changes will persist when regenerating.
+args:
+- ${args[--force]} = 1
+- ${args[--log]} = some path with spaces.log
+- ${args[source]} = somesource
+
+
+````
+
+### `$ ./download somesource --log cli.log`
+
+````shell
+# This file is located at 'src/root_command.sh'.
+# It contains the implementation for the 'download' command.
+# The code you write here will be wrapped by a function named 'root_command()'.
+# Feel free to edit this file; your changes will persist when regenerating.
+args:
+- ${args[--force]} = 1
+- ${args[--log]} = cli.log
+- ${args[source]} = somesource
+
+
+````
+
+
+
diff --git a/examples/argfile/src/bashly.yml b/examples/argfile/src/bashly.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7055321a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/argfile/src/bashly.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: download
+help: Sample application with autoloaded arguments
+version: 0.1.0
+
+# Allow users to configure args and flags in a file named '.download'
+argfile: .download
+
+args:
+- name: source
+  required: true
+  help: URL to download from
+
+flags:
+- long: --force
+  short: -f
+  help: Overwrite existing files
+- long: --log
+  short: -l
+  arg: path
+  help: Path to log file
diff --git a/examples/argfile/src/root_command.sh b/examples/argfile/src/root_command.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47e7f868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/argfile/src/root_command.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+echo "# This file is located at 'src/root_command.sh'."
+echo "# It contains the implementation for the 'download' command."
+echo "# The code you write here will be wrapped by a function named 'root_command()'."
+echo "# Feel free to edit this file; your changes will persist when regenerating."
+inspect_args
diff --git a/examples/argfile/test.sh b/examples/argfile/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a58e0a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/argfile/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+rm -f ./download
+
+set -x
+
+bashly generate
+
+### Try Me ###
+
+./download somesource
+./download somesource --log cli.log
diff --git a/lib/bashly/config_validator.rb b/lib/bashly/config_validator.rb
index 2fcac278..4b3060e3 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/config_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/bashly/config_validator.rb
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ def assert_command(key, value)
       assert_optional_string "#{key}.group", value['group']
       assert_optional_string "#{key}.filename", value['filename']
       assert_optional_string "#{key}.function", value['function']
+      assert_optional_string "#{key}.argfile", value['argfile']
 
       assert_boolean "#{key}.private", value['private']
       assert_default_command "#{key}.default", value['default']
diff --git a/lib/bashly/script/command.rb b/lib/bashly/script/command.rb
index 33e06e59..a356d9f6 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/script/command.rb
+++ b/lib/bashly/script/command.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Command < Base
       class << self
         def option_keys
           @option_keys ||= %i[
-            alias args catch_all commands completions
+            alias argfile args catch_all commands completions
             default dependencies environment_variables examples
             extensible expose filename filters flags
             footer function group help help_header_override name
diff --git a/lib/bashly/script/introspection/commands.rb b/lib/bashly/script/introspection/commands.rb
index 087ac203..8e4bc7c7 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/script/introspection/commands.rb
+++ b/lib/bashly/script/introspection/commands.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ def catch_all_used_anywhere?
           deep_commands(include_self: true).any? { |x| x.catch_all.enabled? }
         end
 
+        # Returns true if the command or any of its descendants has `argfile`
+        def argfile_used_anywhere?
+          deep_commands(include_self: true).any?(&:argfile)
+        end
+
         # Returns a full list of the Command names and aliases combined
         def command_aliases
           commands.map(&:aliases).flatten
diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/command/argfile_filter.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/command/argfile_filter.gtx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..321a9c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/command/argfile_filter.gtx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+= view_marker
+
+> load_command_argfile "{{ argfile }}" "$@"
+> set -- "${argfile_input[@]}"
+>
diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/command/argfile_helpers.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/command/argfile_helpers.gtx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c00e97b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/command/argfile_helpers.gtx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+= view_marker
+
+> load_command_argfile() {
+>   local argfile_path line arg
+>   argfile_path="$1"
+>   shift
+>   argfile_input=()
+>
+>   if [[ ! -f "$argfile_path" ]]; then
+>     argfile_input=("$@")
+>     return
+>   fi
+>
+>   while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
+>     line="${line#"${line%%[![:space:]]*}"}"
+>     line="${line%"${line##*[![:space:]]}"}"
+>
+>     [[ -z "$line" || "${line:0:1}" == "#" ]] && continue
+>
+>     if [[ "$line" =~ ^(-{1,2}[^[:space:]]+)[[:space:]]+(.+)$ ]]; then
+>       for arg in "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" "${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"; do
+>         arg="${arg#"${arg%%[![:space:]]*}"}"
+>         arg="${arg%"${arg##*[![:space:]]}"}"
+>         [[ "$arg" =~ ^\"(.*)\"$ || "$arg" =~ ^\'(.*)\'$ ]] && arg="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+>         argfile_input+=("$arg")
+>       done
+>     else
+>       arg="$line"
+>       [[ "$arg" =~ ^\"(.*)\"$ || "$arg" =~ ^\'(.*)\'$ ]] && arg="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+>       argfile_input+=("$arg")
+>     fi
+>   done <"$argfile_path"
+>
+>   argfile_input+=("$@")
+> }
+>
diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/command/master_script.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/command/master_script.gtx
index 0b5eccd4..3770660a 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/views/command/master_script.gtx
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/command/master_script.gtx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 = render :version_command
 = render :usage
 = render :normalize_input
+= render :argfile_helpers if argfile_used_anywhere?
 = render :inspect_args if Settings.enabled? :inspect_args
 = render :user_lib if user_lib.any?
 = render :command_functions
diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/command/parse_requirements.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/command/parse_requirements.gtx
index 88d5e4fb..f19eee72 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/views/command/parse_requirements.gtx
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/command/parse_requirements.gtx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ end
 >   local key
 >
 
+= render(:argfile_filter).indent 2 if argfile
 = render(:fixed_flags_filter).indent 2
 = render(:environment_variables_filter).indent 2
 = render(:dependencies_filter).indent 2
diff --git a/schemas/bashly.json b/schemas/bashly.json
index dfdcb352..ca7a360e 100644
--- a/schemas/bashly.json
+++ b/schemas/bashly.json
@@ -854,6 +854,15 @@
         "dir_commands/list.sh"
       ]
     },
+    "argfile-property": {
+      "title": "argfile",
+      "description": "A file containing additional arguments to autoload for the current script or sub-command\nhttps://bashly.dev/configuration/command/#argfile",
+      "type": "string",
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "examples": [
+        ".mycli"
+      ]
+    },
     "filters-property": {
       "title": "filters",
       "description": "Filters of the current script or sub-command\nhttps://bashly.dev/configuration/command/#filters",
@@ -951,6 +960,9 @@
         "filename": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/filename-property"
         },
+        "argfile": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/argfile-property"
+        },
         "filters": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/filters-property"
         },
@@ -1028,6 +1040,9 @@
     "filename": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/filename-property"
     },
+    "argfile": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/argfile-property"
+    },
     "filters": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/filters-property"
     },
diff --git a/spec/approvals/examples/argfile b/spec/approvals/examples/argfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..950ab885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/approvals/examples/argfile
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
++ bashly generate
+creating user files in src
+skipped src/root_command.sh (exists)
+created ./download
+run ./download --help to test your bash script
++ ./download somesource
+# This file is located at 'src/root_command.sh'.
+# It contains the implementation for the 'download' command.
+# The code you write here will be wrapped by a function named 'root_command()'.
+# Feel free to edit this file; your changes will persist when regenerating.
+args:
+- ${args[--force]} = 1
+- ${args[--log]} = some path with spaces.log
+- ${args[source]} = somesource
++ ./download somesource --log cli.log
+# This file is located at 'src/root_command.sh'.
+# It contains the implementation for the 'download' command.
+# The code you write here will be wrapped by a function named 'root_command()'.
+# Feel free to edit this file; your changes will persist when regenerating.
+args:
+- ${args[--force]} = 1
+- ${args[--log]} = cli.log
+- ${args[source]} = somesource
diff --git a/support/schema/bashly.yml b/support/schema/bashly.yml
index 1cc26157..b41a511e 100644
--- a/support/schema/bashly.yml
+++ b/support/schema/bashly.yml
@@ -721,6 +721,15 @@ definitions:
     minLength: 1
     examples:
       - dir_commands/list.sh
+  argfile-property:
+    title: argfile
+    description: |-
+      A file containing additional arguments to autoload for the current script or sub-command
+      https://bashly.dev/configuration/command/#argfile
+    type: string
+    minLength: 1
+    examples:
+      - .mycli
   filters-property:
     title: filters
     description: |-
@@ -802,6 +811,8 @@ definitions:
         $ref: '#/definitions/sub-command-expose-property'
       filename:
         $ref: '#/definitions/filename-property'
+      argfile:
+        $ref: '#/definitions/argfile-property'
       filters:
         $ref: '#/definitions/filters-property'
       function:
@@ -850,6 +861,8 @@ properties:
     $ref: '#/definitions/root-extensible-property'
   filename:
     $ref: '#/definitions/filename-property'
+  argfile:
+    $ref: '#/definitions/argfile-property'
   filters:
     $ref: '#/definitions/filters-property'
   function: