diff --git a/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommandSpecs.cs b/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommandSpecs.cs
index 7cce208bb8..f43a002320 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommandSpecs.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommandSpecs.cs
@@ -151,6 +151,18 @@ public void should_add_short_version_of_packageparameters_to_the_option_set()
                 optionSet.Contains("params").ShouldBeTrue();
             }
 
+            [Fact]
+            public void should_add_applyPackageParametersToDependencies_to_the_option_set()
+            {
+                optionSet.Contains("apply-package-parameters-to-dependencies").ShouldBeTrue();
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void should_add_applyInstallArgumentsToDependencies_to_the_option_set()
+            {
+                optionSet.Contains("apply-install-arguments-to-dependencies").ShouldBeTrue();
+            }
+
             [Fact]
             public void should_add_allowmultipleversions_to_the_option_set()
             {
diff --git a/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommandSpecs.cs b/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommandSpecs.cs
index 7a260134ea..3ebd5cce59 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommandSpecs.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommandSpecs.cs
@@ -133,6 +133,18 @@ public void should_add_short_version_of_packageparameters_to_the_option_set()
                 optionSet.Contains("params").ShouldBeTrue();
             }
 
+            [Fact]
+            public void should_add_applyPackageParametersToDependencies_to_the_option_set()
+            {
+                optionSet.Contains("apply-package-parameters-to-dependencies").ShouldBeTrue();
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void should_add_applyInstallArgumentsToDependencies_to_the_option_set()
+            {
+                optionSet.Contains("apply-install-arguments-to-dependencies").ShouldBeTrue();
+            }
+
             [Fact]
             public void should_add_forcedependencies_to_the_option_set()
             {
diff --git a/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommandSpecs.cs b/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommandSpecs.cs
index a1706a3d00..fad894dd9f 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommandSpecs.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommandSpecs.cs
@@ -145,6 +145,18 @@ public void should_add_short_version_of_packageparameters_to_the_option_set()
                 optionSet.Contains("params").ShouldBeTrue();
             }
 
+            [Fact]
+            public void should_add_applyPackageParametersToDependencies_to_the_option_set()
+            {
+                optionSet.Contains("apply-package-parameters-to-dependencies").ShouldBeTrue();
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void should_add_applyInstallArgumentsToDependencies_to_the_option_set()
+            {
+                optionSet.Contains("apply-install-arguments-to-dependencies").ShouldBeTrue();
+            }
+
             [Fact]
             public void should_add_allowmultipleversions_to_the_option_set()
             {
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs
index 070cda8cdd..26041541b0 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ public virtual void configure_argument_parser(OptionSet optionSet, ChocolateyCon
                 .Add("params=|parameters=|pkgparameters=|packageparameters=|package-parameters=",
                      "PackageParameters - Parameters to pass to the package. Defaults to unspecified.",
                      option => configuration.PackageParameters = option.remove_surrounding_quotes())
+                .Add("apply-install-arguments-to-dependencies",
+                     "Apply Install Arguments To Dependencies  - Should install arguments be applied to dependent packages? Defaults to false.",
+                     option => configuration.ApplyInstallArgumentsToDependencies = option != null)
+                .Add("apply-package-parameters-to-dependencies",
+                     "Apply Package Parameters To Dependencies  - Should package parameters be applied to dependent packages? Defaults to false.",
+                     option => configuration.ApplyPackageParametersToDependencies = option != null)
                 .Add("allowdowngrade|allow-downgrade",
                      "AllowDowngrade - Should an attempt at downgrading be allowed? Defaults to false.",
                      option => configuration.AllowDowngrade = option != null)
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommand.cs
index 460a90ae9d..ab2358c31c 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommand.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ public virtual void configure_argument_parser(OptionSet optionSet, ChocolateyCon
                 .Add("params=|parameters=|pkgparameters=|packageparameters=|package-parameters=",
                      "PackageParameters - Parameters to pass to the package. Defaults to unspecified.",
                      option => configuration.PackageParameters = option.remove_surrounding_quotes())
+                .Add("apply-install-arguments-to-dependencies",
+                     "Apply Install Arguments To Dependencies  - Should install arguments be applied to dependent packages? Defaults to false.",
+                     option => configuration.ApplyInstallArgumentsToDependencies = option != null)
+                .Add("apply-package-parameters-to-dependencies",
+                     "Apply Package Parameters To Dependencies  - Should package parameters be applied to dependent packages? Defaults to false.",
+                     option => configuration.ApplyPackageParametersToDependencies = option != null)
                 .Add("m|sxs|sidebyside|side-by-side|allowmultiple|allow-multiple|allowmultipleversions|allow-multiple-versions",
                      "AllowMultipleVersions - Should multiple versions of a package be installed? Defaults to false.",
                      option => configuration.AllowMultipleVersions = option != null)
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
index 9dd5e33032..46af0e000a 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ public virtual void configure_argument_parser(OptionSet optionSet, ChocolateyCon
                 .Add("params=|parameters=|pkgparameters=|packageparameters=|package-parameters=",
                      "PackageParameters - Parameters to pass to the package. Defaults to unspecified.",
                      option => configuration.PackageParameters = option.remove_surrounding_quotes())
+                .Add("apply-install-arguments-to-dependencies",
+                     "Apply Install Arguments To Dependencies  - Should install arguments be applied to dependent packages? Defaults to false.",
+                     option => configuration.ApplyInstallArgumentsToDependencies = option != null)
+                .Add("apply-package-parameters-to-dependencies",
+                     "Apply Package Parameters To Dependencies  - Should package parameters be applied to dependent packages? Defaults to false.",
+                     option => configuration.ApplyPackageParametersToDependencies = option != null)
                 .Add("allowdowngrade|allow-downgrade",
                      "AllowDowngrade - Should an attempt at downgrading be allowed? Defaults to false.",
                      option => configuration.AllowDowngrade = option != null)
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/ChocolateyConfiguration.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/ChocolateyConfiguration.cs
index b0fad9be0e..caebc1c0dc 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/ChocolateyConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/ChocolateyConfiguration.cs
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ private void append_output(StringBuilder propertyValues, string append)
         public bool OverrideArguments { get; set; }
         public bool NotSilent { get; set; }
         public string PackageParameters { get; set; }
+        public bool ApplyPackageParametersToDependencies { get; set; }
+        public bool ApplyInstallArgumentsToDependencies { get; set; }
         public bool IgnoreDependencies { get; set; }
         public bool AllowMultipleVersions { get; set; }
         public bool AllowDowngrade { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/PackagesConfigFilePackageSetting.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/PackagesConfigFilePackageSetting.cs
index 95f58f137f..da5f2641ea 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/PackagesConfigFilePackageSetting.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/configuration/PackagesConfigFilePackageSetting.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ public sealed class PackagesConfigFilePackageSetting
         [XmlAttribute(AttributeName = "packageParameters")]
         public string PackageParameters { get; set; }
 
+        [XmlAttribute(AttributeName = "applyPackageParametersToDependencies")]
+        public bool ApplyPackageParametersToDependencies { get; set; }
+
+        [XmlAttribute(AttributeName = "applyInstallArgumentsToDependencies")]
+        public bool ApplyInstallArgumentsToDependencies { get; set; }
+
         [XmlAttribute(AttributeName = "forceX86")]
         public bool ForceX86 { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
index ba63413cb9..2aa2c5a2a0 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
@@ -398,6 +398,8 @@ private string capture_arguments(ChocolateyConfiguration config, PackageResult p
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(config.InstallArguments)) arguments.Append(" --install-arguments=\"'{0}'\"".format_with(config.InstallArguments));
             if (config.OverrideArguments) arguments.Append(" --override-arguments");
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(config.PackageParameters)) arguments.Append(" --package-parameters=\"'{0}'\"".format_with(config.PackageParameters));
+            if (config.ApplyPackageParametersToDependencies) arguments.Append(" --apply-package-parameters-to-dependencies");
+            if (config.ApplyInstallArgumentsToDependencies) arguments.Append(" --apply-install-arguments-to-dependencies");
             if (config.AllowDowngrade) arguments.Append(" --allow-downgrade");
             if (config.AllowMultipleVersions) arguments.Append(" --allow-multiple-versions");
             if (config.IgnoreDependencies) arguments.Append(" --ignore-dependencies");
@@ -572,6 +574,8 @@ private IEnumerable<ChocolateyConfiguration> get_packages_from_config(string pac
                     if (pkgSettings.ForceX86) packageConfig.ForceX86 = true;
                     if (pkgSettings.AllowMultipleVersions) packageConfig.AllowMultipleVersions = true;
                     if (pkgSettings.IgnoreDependencies) packageConfig.IgnoreDependencies = true;
+                    if (pkgSettings.ApplyInstallArgumentsToDependencies) packageConfig.ApplyInstallArgumentsToDependencies = true;
+                    if (pkgSettings.ApplyPackageParametersToDependencies) packageConfig.ApplyPackageParametersToDependencies = true;
 
                     this.Log().Info(ChocolateyLoggers.Important, @"{0}".format_with(packageConfig.PackageNames));
                     packageConfigs.Add(packageConfig);
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PowershellService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PowershellService.cs
index ede41552f4..2403e99131 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PowershellService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PowershellService.cs
@@ -403,15 +403,13 @@ public void prepare_powershell_environment(IPackage package, ChocolateyConfigura
 
             // we only want to pass the following args to packages that would apply. 
             // like choco install git -params '' should pass those params to git.install, 
-            // but not another package
-            if (!package_is_a_dependency_not_a_virtual(configuration, package.Id))
+            // but not another package unless the switch apply-install-arguments-to-dependencies is used
+            if (!package_is_a_dependency_not_a_virtual(configuration, package.Id) || configuration.ApplyInstallArgumentsToDependencies)
             {
-                this.Log().Debug(ChocolateyLoggers.Verbose, "Setting installer args and package parameters for {0}".format_with(package.Id));
+                this.Log().Debug(ChocolateyLoggers.Verbose, "Setting installer args for {0}".format_with(package.Id));
                 Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("installArguments", configuration.InstallArguments);
                 Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("installerArguments", configuration.InstallArguments);
                 Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("chocolateyInstallArguments", configuration.InstallArguments);
-                Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("packageParameters", configuration.PackageParameters);
-                Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("chocolateyPackageParameters", configuration.PackageParameters);
 
                 if (configuration.OverrideArguments)
                 {
@@ -419,6 +417,15 @@ public void prepare_powershell_environment(IPackage package, ChocolateyConfigura
                 }
             }
 
+            // we only want to pass package parameters to packages that would apply. 
+            // but not another package unless the switch apply-package-parameters-to-dependencies is used
+            if (!package_is_a_dependency_not_a_virtual(configuration, package.Id) || configuration.ApplyPackageParametersToDependencies)
+            {
+                this.Log().Debug(ChocolateyLoggers.Verbose, "Setting package parameters for {0}".format_with(package.Id));
+                Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("packageParameters", configuration.PackageParameters);
+                Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("chocolateyPackageParameters", configuration.PackageParameters);
+            }
+
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configuration.DownloadChecksum))
             {
                 Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("chocolateyChecksum32", configuration.DownloadChecksum);