diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8dd3fae..c4dd965 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var (
 	flagDecoration string
 	decoration     Decoration
 	verbose        bool
+	chmods         bool
 	globalFlags    = flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	globalConfig   = &Config{}
 
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ func init() {
             (or '-' to read the configuration from stdin).`)
 	globalFlags.BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, `
             Verbose mode: print out more information about what reflex is doing.`)
+	globalFlags.BoolVarP(&chmods, "chmods", "m", false, `
+            Includes watching chmod *only* events.`)
 	globalFlags.BoolVarP(&flagSequential, "sequential", "e", false, `
             Don't run multiple commands at the same time.`)
 	globalFlags.StringVarP(&flagDecoration, "decoration", "d", "plain", `
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ func init() {
 func anyNonGlobalsRegistered() bool {
 	any := false
 	walkFn := func(f *flag.Flag) {
-		if !(f.Name == "config" || f.Name == "verbose" || f.Name == "sequential" || f.Name == "decoration") {
+		if !(f.Name == "config" || f.Name == "verbose" || f.Name == "sequential" || f.Name == "decoration"|| f.Name == "chmods") {
 			any = any || true
 		}
 	}
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ func main() {
 		configs = []*Config{globalConfig}
 	} else {
 		if anyNonGlobalsRegistered() {
-			Fatalln("Cannot set other flags along with --config other than --sequential, --verbose, and --decoration.")
+			Fatalln("Cannot set other flags along with --config other than --sequential, --verbose, --decoration, and --chmods.")
 		}
 		var err error
 		configs, err = ReadConfigs(flagConf)
diff --git a/watch.go b/watch.go
index ae908f2..bc1a328 100644
--- a/watch.go
+++ b/watch.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func watch(root string, watcher *fsnotify.Watcher, names chan<- string, done cha
 				continue
 			}
 			path := normalize(e.Name, stat.IsDir())
-			if e.Op&chmodMask == 0 {
+			if !chmods && e.Op&chmodMask == 0 {
 				continue
 			}
 			names <- path