diff --git a/hipify-clang/src/ArgParse.cpp b/hipify-clang/src/ArgParse.cpp
index d63a328b5b..e81ada1ddc 100644
--- a/hipify-clang/src/ArgParse.cpp
+++ b/hipify-clang/src/ArgParse.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ cl::opt<bool> Examine("examine",
   cl::cat(ToolTemplateCategory));
 
 cl::opt<bool> DashDash("-",
-  cl::desc("Separator between hipify-clang and clang options;\ndon't specify if there are no clang options."),
+  cl::desc("Separator between hipify-clang and clang options;\ndon't specify if there are no clang options"),
   cl::value_desc("--"),
   cl::cat(ToolTemplateCategory));
 
@@ -96,4 +96,11 @@ cl::list<std::string> I("I",
   cl::Prefix,
   cl::cat(ToolTemplateCategory));
 
+cl::list<std::string> D("D",
+  cl::desc("Define <macro> to <value> or 1 if <value> omitted"),
+  cl::value_desc("macro>=<value"),
+  cl::ZeroOrMore,
+  cl::Prefix,
+  cl::cat(ToolTemplateCategory));
+
 cl::extrahelp CommonHelp(ct::CommonOptionsParser::HelpMessage);
diff --git a/hipify-clang/src/ArgParse.h b/hipify-clang/src/ArgParse.h
index 222062bae4..0cb11f1baf 100644
--- a/hipify-clang/src/ArgParse.h
+++ b/hipify-clang/src/ArgParse.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extern cl::opt<std::string> OutputDir;
 extern cl::opt<std::string> TemporaryDir;
 extern cl::opt<std::string> CudaPath;
 extern cl::list<std::string> I;
+extern cl::list<std::string> D;
 extern cl::opt<bool> Inplace;
 extern cl::opt<bool> SaveTemps;
 extern cl::opt<bool> NoBackup;
diff --git a/hipify-clang/src/main.cpp b/hipify-clang/src/main.cpp
index e219f73023..db6c803c27 100644
--- a/hipify-clang/src/main.cpp
+++ b/hipify-clang/src/main.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
 #if defined(HIPIFY_CLANG_RES)
     Tool.appendArgumentsAdjuster(ct::getInsertArgumentAdjuster("-resource-dir=" HIPIFY_CLANG_RES));
 #endif
+    if (!D.empty()) {
+      for (std::string s : D) {
+        Tool.appendArgumentsAdjuster(ct::getInsertArgumentAdjuster("-D", ct::ArgumentInsertPosition::END));
+        Tool.appendArgumentsAdjuster(ct::getInsertArgumentAdjuster(s.c_str(), ct::ArgumentInsertPosition::END));
+      }
+    }
     if (!I.empty()) {
       for (std::string s : I) {
         Tool.appendArgumentsAdjuster(ct::getInsertArgumentAdjuster("-I", ct::ArgumentInsertPosition::END));