diff --git a/lib/cmds/opts.ts b/lib/cmds/opts.ts
index 63ca7b22..04fd257e 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/opts.ts
+++ b/lib/cmds/opts.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const CHROME = 'chrome';
 export const IE = 'ie';
 export const IE32 = 'ie32';
 export const EDGE = 'edge';
+export const GECKO = 'gecko';
 export const ANDROID = 'android';
 export const IOS = 'ios';
 export const VERSIONS_CHROME = 'versions.chrome';
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ opts[IE32] = new Option(IE32, 'Install or update 32-bit ie driver', 'boolean', I
 opts[EDGE] = new Option(
     EDGE, 'Use installed Microsoft Edge driver', 'string',
     'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Web Driver\\MicrosoftWebDriver.exe');
+opts[GECKO] = new Option(GECKO, 'Use path for gecko driver', 'string');
 opts[ANDROID] = new Option(ANDROID, 'Update/use the android sdk', 'boolean', AndroidSDK.isDefault);
 opts[IOS] = new Option(IOS, 'Update the iOS sdk', 'boolean', false);
 opts[VERSIONS_CHROME] = new Option(
diff --git a/lib/cmds/start.ts b/lib/cmds/start.ts
index 94c2dfdc..461166e6 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/start.ts
+++ b/lib/cmds/start.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ let prog = new Program()
                .addOption(Opts[Opt.VERSIONS_ANDROID])
                .addOption(Opts[Opt.VERSIONS_APPIUM])
                .addOption(Opts[Opt.CHROME_LOGS])
+               .addOption(Opts[Opt.GECKO])
                .addOption(Opts[Opt.LOGGING])
                .addOption(Opts[Opt.ANDROID])
                .addOption(Opts[Opt.AVDS])
@@ -152,6 +153,17 @@ function start(options: Options) {
       // driver does not exist.
     }
   }
+  if (options[Opt.GECKO].getString()) {
+    let gecko = options[Opt.GECKO].getString();
+    try {
+      if (fs.statSync(gecko).isFile()) {
+        args.push('-Dwebdriver.edge.driver=' + gecko);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      // The file does not exist.
+      logger.warn('The absolute path provided for gecko (' + gecko + ') does not exist');
+    }
+  }
   if (options[Opt.ANDROID].getBoolean()) {
     if (downloadedBinaries[AndroidSDK.id] != null) {
       let avds = options[Opt.AVDS].getString();