diff --git a/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/PaketIntegrationArgumentsSpec.groovy b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/PaketIntegrationArgumentsSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2ee0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/PaketIntegrationArgumentsSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package wooga.gradle.paket
+
+import nebula.test.IntegrationSpec
+import spock.lang.IgnoreIf
+import spock.lang.Unroll
+
+abstract class PaketIntegrationArgumentsSpec extends IntegrationSpec {
+
+    abstract Class getTestPlugin()
+    abstract List<String> getTestTasks()
+
+    def setup() {
+        given: "a paket dependency file"
+        createFile("paket.dependencies")
+
+        and: "a empty lock file"
+        createFile("paket.lock")
+
+        buildFile << """
+            group = 'test'
+            ${applyPlugin(getTestPlugin())}
+        """.stripIndent()
+    }
+
+    @IgnoreIf({ env["CI"] })
+    @Unroll
+    def "task: #taskToRun is available"() {
+        when:
+        def result = runTasksSuccessfully("tasks")
+
+        then:
+        result.standardOutput.contains(taskToRun)
+
+        where:
+        taskToRun << getTestTasks()
+    }
+
+    @Unroll
+    def "task :#taskToRun can set custom arguments '-customFlag1, -customFlag2' with args(arguments,...)"() {
+        given:
+        buildFile << """
+
+        project.tasks."${taskToRun}" {
+            args($value)
+        }
+        """.stripIndent()
+
+        when:
+        def result = runTasks(taskToRun)
+
+        then:
+        result.wasExecuted(taskToRun)
+        result.standardOutput.contains("Starting process 'command '")
+        result.standardOutput.contains(" $expectedCommandlineSwitch")
+
+        where:
+        taskToRun << getTestTasks()
+        value = '"-customFlag1", "-customFlag2"'
+        expectedCommandlineSwitch = '-customFlag1 -customFlag2'
+    }
+
+    @Unroll
+    def "task :#taskToRun can set custom arguments '-customFlag1, -customFlag2' with args([arguments])"() {
+        given:
+        buildFile << """
+        
+        project.tasks."${taskToRun}" {
+            args($value) 
+        }
+        """.stripIndent()
+
+        when:
+        def result = runTasks(taskToRun)
+
+        then:
+        result.wasExecuted(taskToRun)
+        result.standardOutput.contains("Starting process 'command '")
+        result.standardOutput.contains(" $expectedCommandlineSwitch")
+
+        where:
+        taskToRun << getTestTasks()
+        value = '["-customFlag1", "-customFlag2"]'
+        expectedCommandlineSwitch = '-customFlag1 -customFlag2'
+    }
+
+    @Unroll
+    def "task :#taskToRun can set custom arguments '-customFlag1, -customFlag2' with args = [arguments]"() {
+        given:
+        buildFile << """
+        
+        project.tasks."${taskToRun}" {
+            args = $value 
+        }
+        """.stripIndent()
+
+        when:
+        def result = runTasks(taskToRun)
+
+        then:
+        result.wasExecuted(taskToRun)
+        result.standardOutput.contains("Starting process 'command '")
+        result.standardOutput.contains(" $expectedCommandlineSwitch")
+
+        where:
+        taskToRun << getTestTasks()
+        value = '["-customFlag1", "-customFlag2"]'
+        expectedCommandlineSwitch = '-customFlag1 -customFlag2'
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/PaketIntegrationBaseSpec.groovy b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/PaketIntegrationBaseSpec.groovy
index 3211aef..d529115 100644
--- a/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/PaketIntegrationBaseSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/PaketIntegrationBaseSpec.groovy
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import nebula.test.IntegrationSpec
 import nebula.test.functional.ExecutionResult
 import spock.lang.Shared
 import spock.lang.Unroll
+import wooga.gradle.paket.get.PaketGetPlugin
 
 abstract class PaketIntegrationBaseSpec extends IntegrationSpec {
 
diff --git a/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/get/PaketGetArgumentsSpec.groovy b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/get/PaketGetArgumentsSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b0a966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/get/PaketGetArgumentsSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package wooga.gradle.paket.get;
+
+import wooga.gradle.paket.PaketIntegrationArgumentsSpec;
+import wooga.gradle.paket.PaketPlugin;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+class PaketGetArgumentsSpec extends PaketIntegrationArgumentsSpec {
+
+    @Override
+    Class getTestPlugin() {
+        return PaketGetPlugin.class
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    List<String> getTestTasks() {
+        return [
+                PaketGetPlugin.INSTALL_TASK_NAME,
+                PaketGetPlugin.UPDATE_TASK_NAME,
+                PaketGetPlugin.RESTORE_TASK_NAME,
+                PaketGetPlugin.OUTDATED_TASK_NAME
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/pack/PaketPackArgumentsSpec.groovy b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/pack/PaketPackArgumentsSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0fbfad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/pack/PaketPackArgumentsSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package wooga.gradle.paket.pack
+
+import wooga.gradle.paket.PaketIntegrationArgumentsSpec
+
+class PaketPackArgumentsSpec extends PaketIntegrationArgumentsSpec {
+
+    @Override
+    Class getTestPlugin() {
+        return PaketPackPlugin.class
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    List<String> getTestTasks() {
+        return ["paketPack-WoogaTest"]
+    }
+
+    def paketTemplateFile
+    def version = "1.0.0"
+    def packageID = "Wooga.Test"
+
+    def setup() {
+        buildFile << """
+            version = "$version"
+        """.stripIndent()
+
+        paketTemplateFile = createFile("paket.template")
+        paketTemplateFile << """
+            type file
+            id $packageID
+            authors Wooga
+            owners Wooga
+            description
+                Empty nuget package.
+        """.stripIndent()
+
+        createFile("paket.lock")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/base/tasks/internal/AbstractPaketTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/base/tasks/internal/AbstractPaketTask.groovy
index eaf7a6e..a1d6176 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/base/tasks/internal/AbstractPaketTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/paket/base/tasks/internal/AbstractPaketTask.groovy
@@ -64,7 +64,53 @@ abstract class AbstractPaketTask<T extends AbstractPaketTask> extends Convention
     @Internal
     protected ByteArrayOutputStream stdErr
 
-    protected Collection<String> args = []
+    protected ArrayList<String> arguments = []
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the arguments for the command to be executed. Defaults to an empty list.
+     */
+    List<String> getArgs() {
+        arguments
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds arguments for the command to be executed.
+     *
+     * @param args args for the command
+     * @return this
+     */
+    T args(Object... args) {
+        args.each {
+            arguments.add(it.toString())
+        }
+
+        T.cast(this)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds arguments for the command to be executed.
+     *
+     * @param args args for the command
+     * @return this
+     */
+    T args(Iterable<?> args) {
+        args.each {
+            arguments.add(it.toString())
+        }
+
+        T.cast(this)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the arguments for the command to be executed.
+     *
+     * @param args args for the command
+     * @return this
+     */
+    T setArgs(Iterable<?> args) {
+        arguments.clear()
+        this.args(args)
+    }
 
     AbstractPaketTask(Class<T> taskType) {
         super()