diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index 259b64f..10c6b96 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
 
-    // Managing some env variables
+    // Manage command line arguments from the cpp side
+    QStringList args = app.arguments();
+    if (args.contains("-h") || args.contains("--help")) {
+        qDebug() << "Usage: " + args.at(0) + " [--default-settings] [-h|--help]";
+        qDebug() << "    --default-settings  Run cool-old-term with the default settings";
+        qDebug() << "    -p|--profile        Run cool-old-term with the given profile.";
+        qDebug() << "    -h|--help           Print this help.";
+        return 0;
+    }
 
     // Manage import paths
     QStringList importPathList = engine.importPathList();
diff --git a/app/qml/ApplicationSettings.qml b/app/qml/ApplicationSettings.qml
index 66327bf..e9fd1b8 100644
--- a/app/qml/ApplicationSettings.qml
+++ b/app/qml/ApplicationSettings.qml
@@ -379,9 +379,31 @@ Item{
         }
     }
 
+    function getProfileIndexByName(name) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < profileslist.count; i++) {
+            if(profileslist.get(i).text === name)
+                return i;
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        loadSettings();
+        // Manage the arguments from the QML side.
+        var args = Qt.application.arguments;
+        if (args.indexOf("--default-settings") === -1) {
+            loadSettings();
+        }
+
         loadCustomProfiles();
+
+        var profileArgPosition = args.indexOf("--profile");
+        if (profileArgPosition !== -1) {
+            var profileIndex = getProfileIndexByName(args[profileArgPosition + 1]);
+            if (profileIndex !== -1)
+                loadProfile(profileIndex);
+            else
+                console.log("Warning: selected profile is not valid; ignoring it");
+        }
     }
     Component.onDestruction: {
         storeSettings();