diff --git a/jenkins_cli/cli.py b/jenkins_cli/cli.py
index 897e6eb..6da29d0 100644
--- a/jenkins_cli/cli.py
+++ b/jenkins_cli/cli.py
@@ -236,9 +236,11 @@ def setbranch(self, args):
             print("Cannot set branch name")
 
     def start(self, args):
+        if args.bargs is not None:
+            args.bargs = dict([x.split(':') for x in args.bargs])
         for job in args.job_name:
             job_name = self._check_job(job)
-            start_status = self.jenkins.build_job(job_name)
+            start_status = self.jenkins.build_job(job_name, parameters=args.bargs)
             print("%s: %s" % (job_name, 'started' if not start_status else start_status))
 
     def _get_build_changesets(self, build):
diff --git a/jenkins_cli/cli_arguments.py b/jenkins_cli/cli_arguments.py
index b30fbed..3a2a90e 100644
--- a/jenkins_cli/cli_arguments.py
+++ b/jenkins_cli/cli_arguments.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from jenkins_cli.cli import get_jobs_legend
 from jenkins_cli.version import version
 
-
 def load_parser():
     """
     Create a parser and load it with CLI arguments
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ def load_parser():
     parser.add_argument('-e', '--environment',
                         help='Which config section to use')
 
+
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title='Available commands', dest='jenkins_command')
 
     jobs_parser = subparsers.add_parser('jobs',
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def load_parser():
 
     start_parser = subparsers.add_parser('start', help='Start job')
     start_parser.add_argument('job_name', help='Job to start', nargs='*')
+    start_parser.add_argument('--bargs', metavar='bargs', help='Build arguments. (in key1:value1 key2:value2 format)', nargs='*', default=None)
 
     start_parser = subparsers.add_parser('info', help='Job info')
     start_parser.add_argument('job_name', help='Job to get info for')