diff --git a/src/commands/environment/configure.ts b/src/commands/environment/configure.ts
index cfd408ae8a..de8afb97e3 100644
--- a/src/commands/environment/configure.ts
+++ b/src/commands/environment/configure.ts
@@ -8,18 +8,30 @@
 
 import { PluginContext } from "../../plugin-context"
 import { EnvironmentStatusMap } from "../../types/plugin/outputs"
-import { Command } from "../base"
+import {
+  BooleanParameter,
+  Command,
+  ParameterValues,
+} from "../base"
 
-export class EnvironmentConfigureCommand extends Command {
+export const options = {
+  force: new BooleanParameter({ help: "Force reconfiguration of module(s)" }),
+}
+
+export type Opts = ParameterValues<typeof options>
+
+export class EnvironmentConfigureCommand extends Command<any, Opts> {
   name = "configure"
   alias = "config"
   help = "Configures your environment"
 
-  async action(ctx: PluginContext): Promise<EnvironmentStatusMap> {
+  options = options
+
+  async action(ctx: PluginContext, _args, opts: Opts): Promise<EnvironmentStatusMap> {
     const { name } = ctx.getEnvironment()
     ctx.log.header({ emoji: "gear", command: `Configuring ${name} environment` })
 
-    const result = await ctx.configureEnvironment({})
+    const result = await ctx.configureEnvironment({ force: opts.force })
 
     ctx.log.info("")
     ctx.log.header({ emoji: "heavy_check_mark", command: `Done!` })
diff --git a/src/plugin-context.ts b/src/plugin-context.ts
index 0821fd19be..bffb480878 100644
--- a/src/plugin-context.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-context.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export type WrappedFromGarden = Pick<Garden,
 
 export interface PluginContext extends PluginContextGuard, WrappedFromGarden {
   getEnvironmentStatus: (params: {}) => Promise<EnvironmentStatusMap>
-  configureEnvironment: (params: {}) => Promise<EnvironmentStatusMap>
+  configureEnvironment: (params: { force?: boolean }) => Promise<EnvironmentStatusMap>
   destroyEnvironment: (params: {}) => Promise<EnvironmentStatusMap>
   getConfig: (params: PluginContextParams<GetConfigParams>) => Promise<GetConfigResult>
   setConfig: (params: PluginContextParams<SetConfigParams>) => Promise<SetConfigResult>
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ export function createPluginContext(garden: Garden): PluginContext {
       return Bluebird.props(mapValues(handlers, h => h({ ...commonParams(h) })))
     },
 
-    configureEnvironment: async () => {
+    configureEnvironment: async ({ force = false }: { force?: boolean }) => {
       const handlers = garden.getActionHandlers("configureEnvironment")
 
       const statuses = await ctx.getEnvironmentStatus({})
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export function createPluginContext(garden: Garden): PluginContext {
       await Bluebird.each(toPairs(handlers), async ([name, handler]) => {
         const status = statuses[name] || { configured: false }
 
-        if (status.configured) {
+        if (status.configured && !force) {
           return
         }
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export function createPluginContext(garden: Garden): PluginContext {
           msg: "Configuring...",
         })
 
-        await handler({ ...commonParams(handler), status, logEntry })
+        await handler({ ...commonParams(handler), force, status, logEntry })
 
         logEntry.setSuccess("Configured")
       })
diff --git a/src/types/plugin/params.ts b/src/types/plugin/params.ts
index d099bc6ca3..aeb528f337 100644
--- a/src/types/plugin/params.ts
+++ b/src/types/plugin/params.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export interface GetEnvironmentStatusParams extends PluginActionParamsBase {
 
 export interface ConfigureEnvironmentParams extends PluginActionParamsBase {
   status: EnvironmentStatus
+  force: boolean
 }
 
 export interface DestroyEnvironmentParams extends PluginActionParamsBase {