diff --git a/src/unit/engine/base/ArcanistBaseUnitTestEngine.php b/src/unit/engine/base/ArcanistBaseUnitTestEngine.php
index 7ec25c5e..cfc1b6f7 100644
--- a/src/unit/engine/base/ArcanistBaseUnitTestEngine.php
+++ b/src/unit/engine/base/ArcanistBaseUnitTestEngine.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ abstract class ArcanistBaseUnitTestEngine {
 
   private $workingCopy;
   private $paths;
+  private $arguments = array();
 
   final public function __construct() {
 
@@ -45,6 +46,15 @@ abstract class ArcanistBaseUnitTestEngine {
     return $this->paths;
   }
 
+  final public function setArguments(array $arguments) {
+    $this->arguments = $arguments;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  final public function getArgument($key, $default = null) {
+    return idx($this->arguments, $key, $default);
+  }
+
   abstract public function run();
 
 }
diff --git a/src/unit/engine/base/__init__.php b/src/unit/engine/base/__init__.php
index 69d1e77a..3f0e488f 100644
--- a/src/unit/engine/base/__init__.php
+++ b/src/unit/engine/base/__init__.php
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
 
 
 
+phutil_require_module('phutil', 'utils');
+
 
 phutil_require_source('ArcanistBaseUnitTestEngine.php');
diff --git a/src/workflow/base/ArcanistBaseWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/base/ArcanistBaseWorkflow.php
index a9544766..410040ff 100644
--- a/src/workflow/base/ArcanistBaseWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/base/ArcanistBaseWorkflow.php
@@ -555,4 +555,29 @@ class ArcanistBaseWorkflow {
     return array('any');
   }
 
+  protected function getPassthruArgumentsAsMap($command) {
+    $map = array();
+    foreach ($this->getCompleteArgumentSpecification() as $key => $spec) {
+      if (!empty($spec['passthru'][$command])) {
+        if (isset($this->arguments[$key])) {
+          $map[$key] = $this->arguments[$key];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return $map;
+  }
+
+  protected function getPassthruArgumentsAsArgv($command) {
+    $spec = $this->getCompleteArgumentSpecification();
+    $map = $this->getPassthruArgumentsAsMap($command);
+    $argv = array();
+    foreach ($map as $key => $value) {
+      $argv[] = '--'.$key;
+      if (!empty($spec[$key]['param'])) {
+        $argv[] = $value;
+      }
+    }
+    return $argv;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/workflow/diff/ArcanistDiffWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/diff/ArcanistDiffWorkflow.php
index fa0fe94e..974253a7 100644
--- a/src/workflow/diff/ArcanistDiffWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/diff/ArcanistDiffWorkflow.php
@@ -149,10 +149,16 @@ EOTEXT
       'lintall' => array(
         'help' =>
           "Raise all lint warnings, not just those on lines you changed.",
+        'passthru' => array(
+          'lint' => true,
+        ),
       ),
       'advice' => array(
         'help' =>
           "Raise lint advice in addition to lint warnings and errors.",
+        'passthru' => array(
+          'lint' => true,
+        ),
       ),
       'apply-patches' => array(
         'help' =>
@@ -161,12 +167,18 @@ EOTEXT
         'conflicts' => array(
           'never-apply-patches' => true,
         ),
+        'passthru' => array(
+          'lint' => true,
+        ),
       ),
       'never-apply-patches' => array(
         'help' => 'Never apply patches suggested by lint.',
         'conflicts' => array(
           'apply-patches' => true,
         ),
+        'passthru' => array(
+          'lint' => true,
+        ),
       ),
       '*' => 'paths',
     );
@@ -836,19 +848,7 @@ EOTEXT
 
     echo "Linting...\n";
     try {
-      $argv = array();
-      if ($this->getArgument('lintall')) {
-        $argv[] = '--lintall';
-      }
-      if ($this->getArgument('advice')) {
-        $argv[] = '--advice';
-      }
-      if ($this->getArgument('apply-patches')) {
-        $argv[] = '--apply-patches';
-      }
-      if ($this->getArgument('never-apply-patches')) {
-        $argv[] = '--never-apply-patches';
-      }
+      $argv = $this->getPassthruArgumentsAsArgv('lint');
       if ($repository_api instanceof ArcanistSubversionAPI) {
         $argv = array_merge($argv, array_keys($paths));
       } else {
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ EOTEXT
 
     echo "Running unit tests...\n";
     try {
-      $argv = array();
+      $argv = $this->getPassthruArgumentsAsArgv('unit');
       if ($repository_api instanceof ArcanistSubversionAPI) {
         $argv = array_merge($argv, array_keys($paths));
       }
diff --git a/src/workflow/unit/ArcanistUnitWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/unit/ArcanistUnitWorkflow.php
index 800d4d0b..e4d517e8 100644
--- a/src/workflow/unit/ArcanistUnitWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/unit/ArcanistUnitWorkflow.php
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ EOTEXT
     $engine = newv($engine_class, array());
     $engine->setWorkingCopy($working_copy);
     $engine->setPaths($paths);
+    $engine->setArguments($this->getPassthruArgumentsAsMap('unit'));
 
     $results = $engine->run();