diff --git a/Linux/README.md b/Linux/README.md
index b72d3d6..8d82b53 100644
--- a/Linux/README.md
+++ b/Linux/README.md
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@ Here are the availble *initrd variables*:
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### master (unreleased)
+
+* Add custom parameters to the cmdline when KEXECing with `KEXEC_APPEND=xxx` ([#168](https://github.com/scaleway/initrd/issues/168))
+
+[full commits list](https://github.com/scaleway/initrd/compare/v3.12...master)
+
 ### 3.12 (2016-10-19)
 
 * kexec improvements
diff --git a/Linux/tree-common/init b/Linux/tree-common/init
index a325a40..4a915fe 100755
--- a/Linux/tree-common/init
+++ b/Linux/tree-common/init
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ else
     if [ "$(get_any KEXEC_KERNEL 'default')" != "default" -a "$(get_any KEXEC_INITRD 'default')" != "default" ]; then
 	KEXEC_KERNEL="$(get_any KEXEC_KERNEL default)"
 	KEXEC_INITRD="$(get_any KEXEC_INITRD default)"
-	esuccess "kexec: kernel=${KEXEC_KERNEL} initrd=${KEXEC_INITRD}"
+	KEXEC_APPEND="$(get_any KEXEC_APPEND '')"
+	esuccess "kexec: kernel=${KEXEC_KERNEL} initrd=${KEXEC_INITRD} append='${KEXEC_APPEND}'"
 
 	# get kernel and initrd
 	mkdir -p /boot
@@ -281,9 +282,9 @@ else
 	    if [ -f /boot/initrd ]; then
 		# detach nbd devices
 		detach_nbd_devices
-		
+
 		# kexec
-		kexec -l /boot/kernel --initrd=/boot/initrd --append="$(cat /proc/cmdline) is_in_kexec=yes" -f
+		kexec -l /boot/kernel --initrd=/boot/initrd --append="$(cat /proc/cmdline) is_in_kexec=yes ${KEXEC_APPEND}" -f
 	    else
 		ewarn "kexec: initrd not found"
 	    fi