diff --git a/nvcc4jupyter/parsers.py b/nvcc4jupyter/parsers.py
index e94afce..76a0392 100644
--- a/nvcc4jupyter/parsers.py
+++ b/nvcc4jupyter/parsers.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def get_parser_cuda() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser.add_argument("-t", "--timeit", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("-p", "--profile", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("-a", "--profiler-args", type=str, default="")
+    parser.add_argument("-c", "--compiler-args", type=str, default="")
     return parser
 
 
diff --git a/nvcc4jupyter/plugin.py b/nvcc4jupyter/plugin.py
index 269a2cc..413f836 100644
--- a/nvcc4jupyter/plugin.py
+++ b/nvcc4jupyter/plugin.py
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ class NVCCPlugin(Magics):
             shutil.rmtree(group_dirpath)
 
     def _compile(
-        self, group_name: str, executable_fname: str = DEFAULT_EXEC_FNAME
+        self,
+        group_name: str,
+        executable_fname: str = DEFAULT_EXEC_FNAME,
+        compiler_args: str = "",
     ) -> str:
         """
         Compiles all source files in a given group together with all source
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ class NVCCPlugin(Magics):
             group_name: The name of the source file group to be compiled.
             executable_fname: The output executable file name. Defaults to
                 "cuda_exec.out".
+            compiler_args: The optional "nvcc" compiler arguments.
 
         Raises:
             RuntimeError: If the group does not exist or if does not have any
@@ -121,18 +125,12 @@ class NVCCPlugin(Magics):
 
         executable_fpath = os.path.join(group_dirpath, executable_fname)
 
-        args = [
-            "nvcc",
-            "-I" + shared_dirpath + "," + group_dirpath,
-        ]
+        args = ["nvcc"]
+        args.extend(compiler_args.split())
+        args.append("-I" + shared_dirpath + "," + group_dirpath)
         args.extend(source_files)
-        args.extend(
-            [
-                "-o",
-                executable_fpath,
-                "-Wno-deprecated-gpu-targets",
-            ]
-        )
+        args.extend(["-o", executable_fpath, "-Wno-deprecated-gpu-targets"])
+
         subprocess.check_output(args, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
 
         return executable_fpath
@@ -188,7 +186,10 @@ class NVCCPlugin(Magics):
         self, group_name: str, args: argparse.Namespace
     ) -> str:
         try:
-            exec_fpath = self._compile(group_name)
+            exec_fpath = self._compile(
+                group_name=group_name,
+                compiler_args=args.compiler_args,
+            )
             output = self._run(
                 exec_fpath=exec_fpath,
                 timeit=args.timeit,