diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index cfb927bcd..659680f7b 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ var processArgs = function(argv, options) {
   if (helper.isString(options.changedFiles)) {
     options.changedFiles = options.changedFiles.split(',');
   }
+
+  if (helper.isString(options.refresh)) {
+    options.refresh = options.refresh === 'true';
+  }
+
   options.configFile = path.resolve(argv._.shift() || 'karma.conf.js');
 
   return options;
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ var describeRun = function() {
       'Usage:\n' +
       '  $0 run [<options>]')
     .describe('port', '<integer> Port where the server is listening.')
+    .describe('no-refresh', 'Do not re-glob all the patterns.')
     .describe('help', 'Print usage.');
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/completion.js b/lib/completion.js
index 33a99d959..5e8ccb617 100644
--- a/lib/completion.js
+++ b/lib/completion.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var options = {
     '--help': BOOLEAN
   },
   run: {
+    '--no-refresh': BOOLEAN,
     '--port': CUSTOM,
     '--help': BOOLEAN
   }
diff --git a/lib/runner.js b/lib/runner.js
index bce673005..a40dd999a 100644
--- a/lib/runner.js
+++ b/lib/runner.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ exports.run = function(config, done) {
     args: config.clientArgs,
     removedFiles: config.removedFiles,
     changedFiles: config.changedFiles,
-    addedFiles: config.addedFiles
+    addedFiles: config.addedFiles,
+    refresh: config.refresh
   }));
 };