diff --git a/bin/http-server b/bin/http-server
index 9a3ea5bc..926e0dd7 100755
--- a/bin/http-server
+++ b/bin/http-server
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ if (argv.h || argv.help) {
     '  -K --key     Path to ssl key file (default: key.pem).',
     '',
     '  -r --robots  Respond to /robots.txt [User-agent: *\\nDisallow: /]',
+    '  --no-dotfiles  Do not show dotfiles',
     '  -h --help    Print this list and exit.'
   ].join('\n'));
   process.exit();
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ function listen(port) {
     robots: argv.r || argv.robots,
     ext: argv.e || argv.ext,
     logFn: logger.request,
-    proxy: proxy
+    proxy: proxy,
+    showDotfiles: argv.dotfiles
   };
 
   if (argv.cors) {
diff --git a/lib/http-server.js b/lib/http-server.js
index 51aa4bf4..7e3e06df 100644
--- a/lib/http-server.js
+++ b/lib/http-server.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ function HttpServer(options) {
   this.cache = options.cache === undefined ? 3600 : options.cache; // in seconds.
   this.showDir = options.showDir !== 'false';
   this.autoIndex = options.autoIndex !== 'false';
+  this.showDotfiles = options.showDotfiles;
   this.gzip = options.gzip === true;
   this.contentType = options.contentType || 'application/octet-stream';
 
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ function HttpServer(options) {
     root: this.root,
     cache: this.cache,
     showDir: this.showDir,
+    showDotfiles: this.showDotfiles,
     autoIndex: this.autoIndex,
     defaultExt: this.ext,
     gzip: this.gzip,