diff --git a/src/test/getarg_tests.cpp b/src/test/getarg_tests.cpp
index 5b378eac..78953d29 100644
--- a/src/test/getarg_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/getarg_tests.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,44 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(boolarg)
     BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo"));
     BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo", false));
     BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo", true));
+
+    // New 0.6 feature: auto-map -nosomething to !-something:
+    ResetArgs("-nofoo");
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", false));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", true));
+
+    ResetArgs("-nofoo=1");
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", false));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", true));
+
+    ResetArgs("-foo -nofoo");  // -foo should win
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo", false));
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo", true));
+
+    ResetArgs("-foo=1 -nofoo=1");  // -foo should win
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo", false));
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo", true));
+
+    ResetArgs("-foo=0 -nofoo=0");  // -foo should win
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", false));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", true));
+
+    // New 0.6 feature: treat -- same as -:
+    ResetArgs("--foo=1");
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo", false));
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo", true));
+
+    ResetArgs("--nofoo=1");
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", false));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", true));
+
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stringarg)
@@ -92,4 +130,38 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(intarg)
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(GetArg("-bar", 11), 0);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(doubledash)
+{
+    ResetArgs("--foo");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(GetBoolArg("-foo"), true);
+
+    ResetArgs("--foo=verbose --bar=1");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(GetArg("-foo", ""), "verbose");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(GetArg("-bar", 0), 1);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(boolargno)
+{
+    ResetArgs("-nofoo");
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", true));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", false));
+
+    ResetArgs("-nofoo=1");
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", true));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!GetBoolArg("-foo", false));
+
+    ResetArgs("-nofoo=0");
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo", true));
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo", false));
+
+    ResetArgs("-foo --nofoo");
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+
+    ResetArgs("-nofoo -foo"); // foo always wins:
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetBoolArg("-foo"));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index b4f85435..8bbdfbc8 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -475,9 +475,37 @@ void ParseParameters(int argc, const char*const argv[])
         #endif
         if (psz[0] != '-')
             break;
+
         mapArgs[psz] = pszValue;
         mapMultiArgs[psz].push_back(pszValue);
     }
+
+    // New 0.6 features:
+    BOOST_FOREACH(const PAIRTYPE(string,string)& entry, mapArgs)
+    {
+        string name = entry.first;
+
+        //  interpret --foo as -foo (as long as both are not set)
+        if (name.find("--") == 0)
+        {
+            std::string singleDash(name.begin()+1, name.end());
+            if (mapArgs.count(singleDash) == 0)
+                mapArgs[singleDash] = entry.second;
+            name = singleDash;
+        }
+
+        //  interpret -nofoo as -foo=0 (and -nofoo=0 as -foo=1, as long as -foo not set)
+        if (name.find("-no") == 0)
+        {
+            std::string positive("-");
+            positive.append(name.begin()+3, name.end());
+            if (mapArgs.count(positive) == 0)
+            {
+                bool value = !GetBoolArg(name);
+                mapArgs[positive] = (value ? "1" : "0");
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 std::string GetArg(const std::string& strArg, const std::string& strDefault)