diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs
index 2df141ef1c..b848f59019 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 6d26518a77..a45ca6e615 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 f597e7b1fe..97cabfc2ca 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/ChocolateyConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/ChocolateyConfiguration.cs
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ 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 d393d7c90f..0ca0bf9897 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ 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);