diff --git a/beetsplug/play.py b/beetsplug/play.py
index 65d5b91ec..6404ab7cf 100644
--- a/beetsplug/play.py
+++ b/beetsplug/play.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class PlayPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             'command': None,
             'use_folders': False,
             'relative_to': None,
+            'args': None,
         })
 
     def commands(self):
@@ -43,19 +44,29 @@ class PlayPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             help='send music to a player as a playlist'
         )
         play_command.parser.add_album_option()
+        play_command.parser.add_option(
+            '-A', '--args',
+            action='store',
+            help='Insert additional arguments into command string'
+        )
         play_command.func = self.play_music
         return [play_command]
 
     def play_music(self, lib, opts, args):
         """Execute query, create temporary playlist and execute player
-        command passing that playlist.
+        command passing that playlist, at request insert optional arguments.
         """
         command_str = config['play']['command'].get()
         use_folders = config['play']['use_folders'].get(bool)
         relative_to = config['play']['relative_to'].get()
+        confargs = config['play']['args'].get()
         if relative_to:
             relative_to = util.normpath(relative_to)
 
+        # Prepare command strings with optional args
+        command_str = command_str.format(opts.args or '')\
+                                 .format(confargs or '')
+            
         # Perform search by album and add folders rather than tracks to
         # playlist.
         if opts.album:
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index f91c0431e..dd953713f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ The new features:
 
 * Add new color aliases for standard terminal color names (e.g., cyan and
   magenta). Thanks to :user:`mathstuf`. :bug:`1548`
+* :doc:`/plugins/play`: A new option `--args`/`-A` has been added, used to
+  hand over options to the player.
 
 Fixes:
 
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ The new features:
   :bug:`1104` :bug:`1493`
 * :doc:`/plugins/plexupdate`: A new ``token`` configuration option lets you
   specify a key for Plex Home setups. Thanks to :user:`edcarroll`. :bug:`1494`
-* :doc:`/plugins/zero`: A new ``update_database`` configuration option nulls
-  out fields in the database along with files' tags. :bug:`1516`
 
 Fixes:
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/play.rst b/docs/plugins/play.rst
index 939e3bec4..45c8ab641 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/play.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/play.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ would on the command-line)::
 While playing you'll be able to interact with the player if it is a
 command-line oriented, and you'll get its output in real time.
 
+The ``--args``-argument can be used to pass additional parameters to the
+command. The position for these is marked by ``{}`` in the command-section.
+
+For additional features and usage of the ``--args``-argument, see the example
+below.
+
 Configuration
 -------------
 
@@ -37,10 +43,43 @@ configuration file. The available options are:
 
 - **command**: The command used to open the playlist.
   Default: ``open`` on OS X, ``xdg-open`` on other Unixes and ``start`` on
-  Windows.
+  Windows. Insert ``{}`` to make use of the ``--args``-feature.
 - **relative_to**: Emit paths relative to base directory.
   Default: None.
 - **use_folders**: When using the ``-a`` option, the m3u will contain the
   paths to each track on the matched albums. Enable this option to
   store paths to folders instead.
   Default: ``no``.
+- **optargs**: Static, additional parameters that may be inserted
+  using ``--args``. For this to work, you need ``{}`` inserted into your
+  command-section of the config file as well as into the parameter given to
+  ``--args`` (see example)
+
+Args-Example
+------------
+
+Assume you have the following in your config file::
+
+    play:
+	    command: player --opt1 arg1 {} --opt2
+		args: --opt3
+
+If you just call ``beet play`` without the usage of ``--args``, the command
+will be called as if the ``{}`` wasn't there::
+
+    player --opt1 arg1 --opt2
+
+If ``--args`` is given, the ``{}`` gets replaced by the argument, thus
+``beet play --args "--opt4"`` results in a call of::
+
+    player --opt1 arg1 --opt4 --opt2
+
+To insert the options configured with the args-key in the config-file,
+call ``beet play --args "{}"``, resulting in::
+
+    player --opt1 arg1 --opt3 --opt2
+
+Of course, this can be combined with other parameters as well, like in
+``beet play --args "{} --opt4"``, which calls the following::
+
+    player --opt1 arg1 --opt3 --opt4 --opt2