diff --git a/CONFIG.md b/CONFIG.md
index 8ead9bc..319e264 100755
--- a/CONFIG.md
+++ b/CONFIG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ patches-version = "v2.160.0" # 'latest', 'dev', or a version number. default: "l
 [Some-App]
 app-name = "SomeApp" # if set, release name becomes SomeApp instead of Some-App. default is same as table name, which is 'Some-App' here.
 enabled = true # whether to build the app. default: true
+patcher-args = "-Okey=value" # optional args to be passed to cli. can be used to set patch options
 version = "auto" # 'auto', 'latest', 'beta' or a version number (e.g. '17.40.41'). default: auto
 # 'auto' option gets the latest possible version supported by all the included patches
 # 'latest' gets the latest stable without checking patches support. 'beta' gets the latest beta/alpha
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index cf80dfa..f6586ef 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ for table_name in $(toml_get_table_names); do
 	app_args[exclusive_patches]=$(toml_get "$t" exclusive-patches) && vtf "${app_args[exclusive_patches]}" "exclusive-patches" || app_args[exclusive_patches]=false
 	app_args[version]=$(toml_get "$t" version) || app_args[version]="auto"
 	app_args[app_name]=$(toml_get "$t" app-name) || app_args[app_name]=$table_name
+	app_args[patcher_args]=$(toml_get "$t" patcher-args) || app_args[patcher_args]=""
 	app_args[table]=$table_name
 	app_args[build_mode]=$(toml_get "$t" build-mode) && {
 		if ! isoneof "${app_args[build_mode]}" both apk module; then
diff --git a/utils.sh b/utils.sh
index 1005f8a..c0cbbf7 100755
--- a/utils.sh
+++ b/utils.sh
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ build_rv() {
 	local arch_f="${arch// /}"
 
 	local p_patcher_args=()
-	p_patcher_args+=("$(join_args "${args[excluded_patches]}" -d) $(join_args "${args[included_patches]}" -e)")
+	if [ "${args[excluded_patches]}" ]; then p_patcher_args+=("$(join_args "${args[excluded_patches]}" -d)"); fi
+	if [ "${args[included_patches]}" ]; then p_patcher_args+=("$(join_args "${args[included_patches]}" -e)"); fi
 	[ "${args[exclusive_patches]}" = true ] && p_patcher_args+=("--exclusive")
 
 	local tried_dl=()
@@ -520,6 +521,7 @@ build_rv() {
 	local patcher_args patched_apk build_mode
 	local rv_brand_f=${args[rv_brand],,}
 	rv_brand_f=${rv_brand_f// /-}
+	if [ "${args[patcher_args]}" ]; then p_patcher_args+=("${args[patcher_args]}"); fi
 	for build_mode in "${build_mode_arr[@]}"; do
 		patcher_args=("${p_patcher_args[@]}")
 		pr "Building '${table}' in '$build_mode' mode"