diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d16b76cb..a1f1cb56 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## 1.17.0 - 2021-08-21
+- Add the `-E` flag for one-liners with the `short-fn` syntax for argument passing.
 - Add support for threaded abstract types. Threaded abstract types can easily be shared between threads.
 - Deprecate the `thread` library. Use threaded channels and ev instead.
 - Channels can now be marshalled.
diff --git a/janet.1 b/janet.1
index 448a8ae5..bd4ee7f3 100644
--- a/janet.1
+++ b/janet.1
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ janet \- run the Janet language abstract machine
 .B janet
 [\fB\-hvsrpnqk\fR]
 [\fB\-e\fR \fISOURCE\fR]
+[\fB\-E\fR \fISOURCE ...ARGUMENTS\fR]
 [\fB\-l\fR \fIMODULE\fR]
 [\fB\-m\fR \fIPATH\fR]
 [\fB\-c\fR \fIMODULE JIMAGE\fR]
@@ -162,6 +163,11 @@ Read raw input from stdin and forgo prompt history and other readline-like featu
 Execute a string of Janet source. Source code is executed in the order it is encountered, so earlier
 arguments are executed before later ones.
 
+.TP
+.BR \-E\ code arguments
+Execute a single Janet expression as a Janet short-fn, passing the remaining command line arguments to the expression. This allows
+more concise one-liners with command line arguments.
+
 .TP
 .BR \-d
 Enable debug mode. On all terminating signals as well the debug signal, this will
diff --git a/src/boot/boot.janet b/src/boot/boot.janet
index cf311c12..a7828158 100644
--- a/src/boot/boot.janet
+++ b/src/boot/boot.janet
@@ -2425,7 +2425,7 @@
   (def res (compile form (fiber/getenv (fiber/current)) "eval"))
   (if (= (type res) :function)
     (res)
-    (error (res :error))))
+    (error (get res :error))))
 
 (defn parse
   `Parse a string and return the first value. For complex parsing, such as for a repl with error handling,
@@ -3540,6 +3540,7 @@
                -v : Print the version string
                -s : Use raw stdin instead of getline like functionality
                -e code : Execute a string of janet
+               -E code arguments... : Evaluate  an expression as a short-fn with arguments
                -d : Set the debug flag in the REPL
                -r : Enter the REPL after running all scripts
                -R : Disables loading profile.janet when JANET_PROFILE is present
@@ -3578,6 +3579,15 @@
            (set *no-file* false)
            (eval-string (in args (+ i 1)))
            2)
+     "E" (fn E-switch [i &]
+           (set *no-file* false)
+           (def subargs (array/slice args (+ i 2)))
+           (def src ~|,(parse (in args (+ i 1))))
+           (def thunk (compile src))
+           (if (function? thunk)
+             ((thunk) ;subargs)
+             (error (get thunk :error)))
+           math/inf)
      "d" (fn [&] (set *debug* true) 1)
      "w" (fn [i &] (set *warn-level* (get-lint-level i)) 2)
      "x" (fn [i &] (set *error-level* (get-lint-level i)) 2)