diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index 4caf195..e11be56 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const cli = meow(`
 	  --parents            Preserve path structure
 	  --cwd=<dir>          Working directory for files
 	  --rename=<filename>  Rename all <source> filenames to <filename>
+	  --dot                Allow patterns to match entries that begin with a period (.)
 
 	<source> can contain globs if quoted
 
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ const cli = meow(`
 		},
 		rename: {
 			type: 'string'
+		},
+		dot: {
+			type: 'boolean',
+			default: false
 		}
 	}
 });
@@ -47,7 +52,8 @@ const cli = meow(`
 			cwd: cli.flags.cwd,
 			rename: cli.flags.rename,
 			parents: cli.flags.parents,
-			overwrite: cli.flags.overwrite
+			overwrite: cli.flags.overwrite,
+			dot: cli.flags.dot
 		});
 	} catch (error) {
 		if (error.name === 'CpyError') {
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c4e0554..06a72c5 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ $ cpy --help
     --parents            Preserve path structure
     --cwd=<dir>          Working directory for files
     --rename=<filename>  Rename all <source> filenames to <filename>
+    --dot                Allow patterns to match entries that begin with a period (.)
 
   <source> can contain globs if quoted