2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/keysets.lua b/src/nvim/api/keysets.lua
index a385cfc64f..7d521bbf25 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/keysets.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/api/keysets.lua
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ return {
     "count";
     "desc";
     "force";
+    "keepscript";
     "nargs";
     "range";
     "register";
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
index f777fa1d27..f540f8f7ee 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
@@ -1510,6 +1510,12 @@ void add_user_command(String name, Object command, Dict(user_command) *opts, int
     goto err;
   }
 
+  if (api_object_to_bool(opts->keepscript, "keepscript", false, err)) {
+    argt |= EX_KEEPSCRIPT;
+  } else if (ERROR_SET(err)) {
+    goto err;
+  }
+
   bool force = api_object_to_bool(opts->force, "force", true, err);
   if (ERROR_SET(err)) {
     goto err;