diff --git a/derive/src/attributes.rs b/derive/src/attributes.rs
index fa068b4..a517f14 100644
--- a/derive/src/attributes.rs
+++ b/derive/src/attributes.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub struct ArgumentsAttr {
     pub file: Option<String>,
     pub exit_code: i32,
     pub parse_echo_style: bool,
+    pub options_first: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for ArgumentsAttr {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ impl Default for ArgumentsAttr {
             file: None,
             exit_code: 1,
             parse_echo_style: false,
+            options_first: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ impl ArgumentsAttr {
                 "parse_echo_style" => {
                     args.parse_echo_style = true;
                 }
+                "options_first" => {
+                    args.options_first = true;
+                }
                 _ => return Err(meta.error("unrecognized argument for arguments attribute")),
             };
             Ok(())
diff --git a/derive/src/lib.rs b/derive/src/lib.rs
index 3b2fbdd..5e8d7f4 100644
--- a/derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ pub fn arguments(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         quote!(parser.next()?)
     };
 
+    // If options_first is set and we find the first positional argument, we
+    // immediately return all of them.
+    let positional = if arguments_attr.options_first {
+        quote!(
+            // Unwrap is fine because this is called when we have just parsed a
+            // value and therefore are not partially within an option.
+            let mut values = parser.raw_args().unwrap().collect::<Vec<OsString>>();
+            values.insert(0, value);
+            Ok(Some(::uutils_args::Argument::MultiPositional(values)))
+        )
+    } else {
+        quote!(Ok(Some(::uutils_args::Argument::Positional(value))))
+    };
+
     let expanded = quote!(
         impl #impl_generics Arguments for #name #ty_generics #where_clause {
             const EXIT_CODE: i32 = #exit_code;
@@ -91,7 +105,7 @@ pub fn arguments(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                 match arg {
                     lexopt::Arg::Short(short) => { #short },
                     lexopt::Arg::Long(long) => { #long },
-                    lexopt::Arg::Value(value) => { Ok(Some(::uutils_args::Argument::Positional(value))) },
+                    lexopt::Arg::Value(value) => { #positional },
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6fdfd42..5164734 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub enum Argument<T: Arguments> {
     Help,
     Version,
     Positional(OsString),
+    MultiPositional(Vec<OsString>),
     Custom(T),
 }
 
@@ -143,6 +144,9 @@ impl<T: Arguments> ArgumentIter<T> {
                 Argument::Positional(arg) => {
                     self.positional_arguments.push(arg);
                 }
+                Argument::MultiPositional(args) => {
+                    self.positional_arguments.extend(args);
+                }
                 Argument::Custom(arg) => return Ok(Some(arg)),
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/options_first.rs b/tests/options_first.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee9bc73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/options_first.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+use std::ffi::OsString;
+
+use uutils_args::{Arguments, Options};
+
+#[test]
+fn timeout_like() {
+    // The timeout coreutil has -v and a command argument
+    #[derive(Arguments)]
+    #[arguments(options_first)]
+    enum Arg {
+        #[arg("-v", "--verbose")]
+        Verbose,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    struct Settings {
+        verbose: bool,
+    }
+
+    impl Options<Arg> for Settings {
+        fn apply(&mut self, arg: Arg) {
+            match arg {
+                Arg::Verbose => self.verbose = true,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let (settings, command) = Settings::default()
+        .parse(["timeout", "-v", "10", "foo", "-v"])
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(settings.verbose);
+    assert_eq!(
+        command,
+        vec![
+            OsString::from("10"),
+            OsString::from("foo"),
+            OsString::from("-v")
+        ]
+    );
+
+    let (settings, command) = Settings::default()
+        .parse(["timeout", "10", "foo", "-v"])
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!settings.verbose);
+    assert_eq!(
+        command,
+        vec![
+            OsString::from("10"),
+            OsString::from("foo"),
+            OsString::from("-v")
+        ]
+    );
+
+    let (settings, command) = Settings::default()
+        .parse(["timeout", "--", "10", "-v"])
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!settings.verbose);
+    assert_eq!(command, vec![OsString::from("10"), OsString::from("-v")]);
+}