diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 437aa435..abd18e36 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.12.0", features = ["sync"] }
 tracing = "~0.1.26"
 webpki = "~0.21.3"
 rustls = { version = "0.20.2", default-features = false, features = ["quic", "dangerous_configuration"] }
+structopt = {version = "0.3.25", optional = true}
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 color-eyre = "0.5.11"
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 25391eaf..b4592edb 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ use rustls::{Certificate, ClientConfig, ServerName};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{future::Future, net::IpAddr, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "structopt")]
+use structopt::StructOpt;
+
 /// Default for [`Config::upnp_lease_duration`] (2 minutes).
 pub const DEFAULT_UPNP_LEASE_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_secs(120);
 
@@ -23,6 +26,8 @@ pub const DEFAULT_UPNP_LEASE_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_secs(120);
 /// Together with the default max and multiplier,
 /// gives 5-6 retries in ~30 s total retry time.
 pub const DEFAULT_INITIAL_RETRY_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
+#[cfg(feature = "structopt")]
+const DEFAULT_INITIAL_RETRY_INTERVAL_STR: &str = "500";
 
 /// Default for [`Config::idle_timeout`] (18seconds).
 ///
@@ -34,18 +39,26 @@ pub const DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(18);
 /// Together with the default min and multiplier,
 /// gives 5-6 retries in ~30 s total retry time.
 pub const DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(15);
+#[cfg(feature = "structopt")]
+const DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_INTERVAL_STR: &str = "15";
 
 /// Default for [`RetryConfig::retry_delay_multiplier`] (x1.5).
 ///
 /// Together with the default max and initial,
 /// gives 5-6 retries in ~30 s total retry time.
 pub const DEFAULT_RETRY_INTERVAL_MULTIPLIER: f64 = 1.5;
+#[cfg(feature = "structopt")]
+const DEFAULT_RETRY_INTERVAL_MULTIPLIER_STR: &str = "1.5";
 
 /// Default for [`RetryConfig::retry_delay_rand_factor`] (0.3).
 pub const DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY_RAND_FACTOR: f64 = 0.3;
+#[cfg(feature = "structopt")]
+const DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY_RAND_FACTOR_STR: &str = "0.3";
 
 /// Default for [`RetryConfig::retrying_max_elapsed_time`] (30 s).
 pub const DEFAULT_RETRYING_MAX_ELAPSED_TIME: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
+#[cfg(feature = "structopt")]
+const DEFAULT_RETRYING_MAX_ELAPSED_TIME_STR: &str = "30";
 
 // We use a hard-coded server name for self-signed certificates.
 pub(crate) const SERVER_NAME: &str = "maidsafe.net";
@@ -88,21 +101,25 @@ pub struct CertificateGenerationError(
 );
 
 /// QuicP2p configurations
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", derive(StructOpt))]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
     /// Specify if port forwarding via UPnP should be done or not. This can be set to false if the network
     /// is run locally on the network loopback or on a local area network.
     #[cfg(feature = "igd")]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(long))]
     pub forward_port: bool,
 
     /// External port number assigned to the socket address of the program.
     /// If this is provided, QP2p considers that the local port provided has been mapped to the
     /// provided external port number and automatic port forwarding will be skipped.
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(long))]
     pub external_port: Option<u16>,
 
     /// External IP address of the computer on the WAN. This field is mandatory if the node is the genesis node and
     /// port forwarding is not available. In case of non-genesis nodes, the external IP address will be resolved
     /// using the Echo service.
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(long))]
     pub external_ip: Option<IpAddr>,
 
     /// How long to wait to hear from a peer before timing out a connection.
@@ -112,6 +129,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     ///
     /// If unspecified, this will default to [`DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT`].
     #[serde(default)]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(long, parse(try_from_str = parse_millis), value_name = "MILLIS"))]
     pub idle_timeout: Option<Duration>,
 
     /// Interval at which to send keep-alives to maintain otherwise idle connections.
@@ -120,6 +138,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     ///
     /// If unspecified, this will default to `None`, disabling keep-alives.
     #[serde(default)]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(long, parse(try_from_str = parse_millis), value_name = "MILLIS"))]
     pub keep_alive_interval: Option<Duration>,
 
     /// How long UPnP port mappings will last.
@@ -129,22 +148,31 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// If unspecified, this will default to [`DEFAULT_UPNP_LEASE_DURATION`], which should be
     /// suitable in most cases but some routers may clear UPnP port mapping more frequently.
     #[serde(default)]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(long, parse(try_from_str = parse_millis), value_name = "MILLIS"))]
     pub upnp_lease_duration: Option<Duration>,
 
     /// Retry configurations for establishing connections and sending messages.
     /// Determines the retry behaviour of requests, by setting the back off strategy used.
     #[serde(default)]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(flatten))]
     pub retry_config: RetryConfig,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "structopt")]
+fn parse_millis(millis: &str) -> Result<Duration, std::num::ParseIntError> {
+    Ok(Duration::from_millis(millis.parse()?))
+}
+
 /// Retry configurations for establishing connections and sending messages.
 /// Determines the retry behaviour of requests, by setting the back off strategy used.
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", derive(StructOpt))]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct RetryConfig {
     /// The initial retry interval.
     ///
     /// This is the first delay before a retry, for establishing connections and sending messages.
     /// The subsequent delay will be decided by the `retry_delay_multiplier`.
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(long, default_value = DEFAULT_INITIAL_RETRY_INTERVAL_STR, parse(try_from_str = parse_millis), value_name = "MILLIS"))]
     pub initial_retry_interval: Duration,
     /// The maximum value of the back off period. Once the retry interval reaches this
     /// value it stops increasing.
@@ -154,18 +182,22 @@ pub struct RetryConfig {
     /// Retrying continues even after the duration times have reached this duration.
     /// The number of retries before that happens, will be decided by the `retry_delay_multiplier`.
     /// The number of retries after that, will be decided by the `retrying_max_elapsed_time`.
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(long, default_value = DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_INTERVAL_STR, parse(try_from_str = parse_millis), value_name = "MILLIS"))]
     pub max_retry_interval: Duration,
     /// The value to multiply the current interval with for each retry attempt.
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(long, default_value = DEFAULT_RETRY_INTERVAL_MULTIPLIER_STR))]
     pub retry_delay_multiplier: f64,
     /// The randomization factor to use for creating a range around the retry interval.
     ///
     /// A randomization factor of 0.5 results in a random period ranging between 50% below and 50%
     /// above the retry interval.
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(long, default_value = DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY_RAND_FACTOR_STR))]
     pub retry_delay_rand_factor: f64,
     /// The maximum elapsed time after instantiating
     ///
     /// Retrying continues until this time has elapsed.
     /// The number of retries before that happens, will be decided by the other retry config options.
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "structopt", structopt(long, default_value = DEFAULT_RETRYING_MAX_ELAPSED_TIME_STR, parse(try_from_str = parse_millis), value_name = "MILLIS"))]
     pub retrying_max_elapsed_time: Duration,
 }