diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 05b6efbbdb..1e655bf0e3 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ PlatformIO 3.0
 3.4.1 (2017-??-??)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+* Added ``monitor_*`` options to white-list for `Project Configuration File "platformio.ini" <http://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf.html>`__
+  (`issue #982 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/982>`_)
 * Use a root of library when filtering source code using
   `library.json <http://docs.platformio.org/page/librarymanager/config.html>`__
   and ``srcFilter`` field
diff --git a/platformio/commands/run.py b/platformio/commands/run.py
index fdd9cefed7..4b8ef90bd8 100644
--- a/platformio/commands/run.py
+++ b/platformio/commands/run.py
@@ -137,13 +137,15 @@ class EnvironmentProcessor(object):
                      "piotest", "test_transport", "test_ignore", "test_port",
                      "debug_tool", "debug_port", "debug_init_cmds",
                      "debug_extra_cmds", "debug_server", "debug_init_break",
-                     "debug_load_cmd")
+                     "debug_load_cmd", "monitor_port", "monitor_baud",
+                     "monitor_rts", "monitor_dtr")
 
     IGNORE_BUILD_OPTIONS = ("test_transport", "test_filter", "test_ignore",
                             "test_port", "debug_tool", "debug_port",
                             "debug_init_cmds", "debug_extra_cmds",
                             "debug_server", "debug_init_break",
-                            "debug_load_cmd")
+                            "debug_load_cmd", "monitor_port", "monitor_baud",
+                            "monitor_rts", "monitor_dtr")
 
     REMAPED_OPTIONS = {"framework": "pioframework", "platform": "pioplatform"}