diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs
index 88947e6416..6ea54e4372 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ public virtual void configure_argument_parser(OptionSet optionSet, ChocolateyCon
                              configuration.Features.UsePackageRepositoryOptimizations = false;
                          }
                      })
+                .Add("pin|pinpackage|pin-package",
+                    "Pin Package - Add a pin to the package after install. Available in 0.11.12+",
+                    option => configuration.PinPackage = option != null
+                    )
                 ;
 
             //todo: package name can be a url / installertype
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
index d624a49d98..4e563269de 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ public virtual void configure_argument_parser(OptionSet optionSet, ChocolateyCon
                              configuration.Features.UsePackageRepositoryOptimizations = false;
                          }
                      })
+                .Add("pin|pinpackage|pin-package",
+                    "Pin Package - Add a pin to the package after upgrade. Available in 0.11.12+",
+                    option => configuration.PinPackage = option != null
+                    )
                 ;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/ChocolateyConfiguration.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/ChocolateyConfiguration.cs
index d3c3e51886..f14f7b3213 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/ChocolateyConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/ChocolateyConfiguration.cs
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ private void append_output(StringBuilder propertyValues, string append)
         public string DownloadChecksum64 { get; set; }
         public string DownloadChecksumType { get; set; }
         public string DownloadChecksumType64 { get; set; }
+        public bool PinPackage { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         ///   Configuration values provided by choco.
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
index 7f2763c6c2..6e02287412 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ public virtual void handle_package_result(PackageResult packageResult, Chocolate
                 handle_extension_packages(config, packageResult);
                 handle_template_packages(config, packageResult);
                 pkgInfo.Arguments = capture_arguments(config, packageResult);
+                pkgInfo.IsPinned = config.PinPackage;
             }
 
             var toolsLocation = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(ApplicationParameters.Environment.ChocolateyToolsLocation);