diff --git a/coub-dl.py b/coub-dl.py
index d000f74..aefe386 100644
--- a/coub-dl.py
+++ b/coub-dl.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from argparse import ArgumentParser
 # parse arguments
 parser = ArgumentParser(description='Download player-looped videos with youtube-dl & ffmpeg.')
 parser.add_argument('-nv', '--nonverbose', help='Turn off non-critical messages to user.')
+parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', default=None, help='Specify name of the output file (use -e for extension).')
 parser.add_argument('-e', '--extension', default='mp4', help='Set the container to use for the output.')
 parser.add_argument('url', type=str, help='The URL of the site containing the video to download.')
 
@@ -96,8 +97,12 @@ OUTPUT_KEYS = [File.OUTPUT]
 URL = args.url
 
 
-# fetch video title
-FILES[File.OUTPUT] = check_output(('youtube-dl', '--get-title', args.url)).decode('utf-8').strip() + args.extension
+# fetch video title if no filename was specified
+if args.output is None:
+    FILES[File.OUTPUT] = check_output(('youtube-dl', '--get-title', args.url)).decode('utf-8').strip()
+else:
+    FILES[File.OUTPUT] = args.output
+FILES[File.OUTPUT] += args.extension
 
 # ask what to do if output exists
 if exists(FILES[File.OUTPUT]):