diff --git a/data/help.txt b/data/help.txt
index bf3f71e8..c3b27ae3 100644
--- a/data/help.txt
+++ b/data/help.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ EXAMPLE:
 FLAGS:
     -h, --help                               Prints help information
     -V, --version                            Prints version information
+    -c, --stdout                             Prints result as standard output
 
 OPTIONS:
 Elements:
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index b7167ae7..f83abf39 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -174,9 +174,12 @@ pub fn prepare_app<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
             .index(1)
             .validator(is_svg))
         .arg(Arg::with_name("out-file")
-            .required_if(KEYS[Key::Stdout], "false")
+            .required_unless(KEYS[Key::Stdout])
             .index(2)
             .validator(is_svg))
+        .arg(Arg::with_name(KEYS[Key::Stdout])
+            .short("c")
+            .long(KEYS[Key::Stdout]))
 
         // elements
         .arg(gen_flag!(Key::RemoveComments, "true"))
@@ -242,7 +245,6 @@ pub fn prepare_app<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
         .arg(gen_flag!(Key::Multipass, "false"))
         .arg(gen_flag!(Key::CopyOnError, "false"))
         .arg(gen_flag!(Key::Quiet, "false"))
-        .arg(gen_flag!(Key::Stdout, "false"))
 }
 
 fn is_svg(val: String) -> Result<(), String> {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0610a71f..1e08d6f0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ fn main() {
     let cleaning_opt = cli::gen_cleaning_options(&args);
 
     let in_file = args.value_of("in-file").unwrap();
-    let out_file = args.value_of("out-file").unwrap_or("");
+    let out_file = args.value_of("out-file");
+    let stdout_enabled = args.is_present("stdout");
 
     if !Path::new(in_file).exists() {
         writeln!(stderr(), "Error: Input file does not exist.").unwrap();
@@ -73,10 +74,10 @@ fn main() {
 
     let on_err = || {
         // copy original file to destination
-        if out_file.is_empty() && cli::get_flag(&args, Key::CopyOnError) {
+        if out_file.is_some() && cli::get_flag(&args, Key::CopyOnError) {
             // copy a file only when paths are different
-            if in_file != out_file {
-                try_msg!(fs::copy(in_file, out_file));
+            if in_file != out_file.unwrap() {
+                try_msg!(fs::copy(in_file, out_file.unwrap()));
             }
         }
 
@@ -136,18 +137,18 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     // save buffer
-    if cli::get_flag(&args, Key::Stdout) {
+    if stdout_enabled {
         try_msg!(cleaner::write_stdout(&buf[..]));
     }
 
-    if !out_file.is_empty() {
+    if let Some(out_file) = out_file {
         try_msg!(cleaner::save_file(&buf[..], out_file));
     }
 
     // unwrap is safe, because 'save_file' will fail on write error,
     // so file is totally exist
-    if !cli::get_flag(&args, Key::Stdout) && !out_file.is_empty() && !cli::get_flag(&args, Key::Quiet) {
-        let out_size = fs::File::open(out_file).unwrap().metadata().unwrap().len() as f64;
+    if !stdout_enabled && out_file.is_some() && !cli::get_flag(&args, Key::Quiet) {
+        let out_size = fs::File::open(out_file.unwrap()).unwrap().metadata().unwrap().len() as f64;
         let ratio = 100.0 - out_size / (raw.len() as f64) * 100.0;
         println!("Your image is {:.2}% smaller now.", ratio);
     }