diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Cadl-Project-Generate.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Cadl-Project-Generate.ps1
index d6adc59cefe84..632396bdcf05e 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Cadl-Project-Generate.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Cadl-Project-Generate.ps1
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 param (
     [Parameter(Position=0)]
     [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
-    [string] $ProjectDirectory
+    [string] $ProjectDirectory,
+    [Parameter(Position=1)]
+    [string] $CadlAdditionalOptions ## addtional cadl emitter options, separated by semicolon if more than one
 )
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
@@ -78,6 +80,12 @@ try {
         }
     }
     $cadlCompileCommand = "npx cadl compile $mainCadlFile --emit $emitterName$emitterAdditionalOptions"
+    if ($CadlAdditionalOptions) {
+        $options = $CadlAdditionalOptions.Split(";");
+        foreach ($option in $options) {
+            $cadlCompileCommand += " --option $option"
+        }
+    }
     Write-Host($cadlCompileCommand)
     Invoke-Expression $cadlCompileCommand