diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cfaa50dbf4b..ad72371994b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 composer.lock
 vendor
 phpunit.xml
-
diff --git a/Symfony/CS/Console/Command/FixCommand.php b/Symfony/CS/Console/Command/FixCommand.php
index fcad207c4fa..e4426e45bff 100644
--- a/Symfony/CS/Console/Command/FixCommand.php
+++ b/Symfony/CS/Console/Command/FixCommand.php
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ protected function configure()
             ->setDefinition(array(
                 new InputArgument('path', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'The path'),
                 new InputOption('config', '', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The configuration name', null),
+                new InputOption('config-file', '', InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The path to a .php_cs file ', null),
                 new InputOption('dry-run', '', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Only shows which files would have been modified'),
                 new InputOption('level', '', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The level of fixes (can be psr0, psr1, psr2, or all)', null),
                 new InputOption('fixers', '', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'A list of fixers to run'),
@@ -148,6 +149,9 @@ protected function configure()
         ->fixers(array('-Psr0Fixer'))
         ->finder(\$finder)
     ;
+
+With the <comment>--config-file</comment> option you can specify the path to the
+<comment>.php_cs</comment> file.
 EOF
             );
     }
@@ -187,6 +191,9 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
             if (null === $config) {
                 throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The configuration "%s" is not defined', $input->getOption('config')));
             }
+        } elseif ($input->getOption('config-file')) {
+            $file = $input->getOption('config-file');
+            $config = include $file;
         } elseif (file_exists($file = $path.'/.php_cs')) {
             $config = include $file;
             $addSuppliedPathFromCli = false;