diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 7fad8f8224..f538744cfd 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ proc enumToString*(enums: openArray[enum]): string =
   of two texts by line.
 
 - Added `os.relativePath`.
+- Added `parseopt.remainingArgs`.
 
 ### Library changes
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/parseopt.nim b/lib/pure/parseopt.nim
index fe3d3186f8..8071fac936 100644
--- a/lib/pure/parseopt.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/parseopt.nim
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ when declared(os.paramCount):
       res.add quote(p.cmds[i])
     result = res.TaintedString
 
+  proc remainingArgs*(p: OptParser): seq[TaintedString] {.rtl, extern: "npo$1".} =
+    ## retrieves the rest of the command line that has not been parsed yet.
+    result = @[]
+    for i in p.idx..<p.cmds.len: result.add p.cmds[i]
+
 iterator getopt*(p: var OptParser): tuple[kind: CmdLineKind, key, val: TaintedString] =
   ## This is an convenience iterator for iterating over the given OptParser object.
   ## Example: