diff --git a/System/Console/CmdLib.hs b/System/Console/CmdLib.hs
--- a/System/Console/CmdLib.hs
+++ b/System/Console/CmdLib.hs
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 module System.Console.CmdLib (
   -- * News
   --
+  -- | Since version 0.3.1: "rec_optionStyle" and "rec_superCommand" have been
+  -- added to the "RecordCommand" class, granting more flexibility to
+  -- the record-based command interface.
+  --
   -- | Since version 0.3: "dispatchR" no longer takes a cmd argument, as it was
   -- never used for anything and was simply confusing. A new function,
   -- "dispatchOr" has been added to allow the program to continue despite
diff --git a/System/Console/CmdLib/Record.hs b/System/Console/CmdLib/Record.hs
--- a/System/Console/CmdLib/Record.hs
+++ b/System/Console/CmdLib/Record.hs
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@
   rec_options :: cmd -> AttributeMap Key
   rec_options _ = EmptyMap
 
+  -- | Set the per-command option style, useful for supercommands to pass their
+  -- options through to another dispatch, by using NoOptions.
+  rec_optionStyle :: cmd -> OptionStyle
+  rec_optionStyle _ = Permuted
+
+  -- | Pattern match like in @run'@ to identify any supercommands, which will
+  -- allow --help flags to be passed through to the sub-commands.
+  rec_superCommand :: cmd -> Bool
+  rec_superCommand _ = False
+
   -- | Provide a summary help string for each mode. Used in help output. Again,
   -- pattern match like in @run'@.
   mode_summary :: cmd -> String
@@ -138,6 +148,10 @@
     where available = [ (KeyF (typeOf (undefined :: cmd)) opt, [enable])
                       | opt <- constrFields $ rec_initial cmd]
           ctor = (fromConstr $ rec_initial cmd :: cmd)
+
+  optionStyle cmd = rec_optionStyle (fromConstr $ rec_initial cmd :: cmd)
+
+  supercommand cmd = rec_superCommand (fromConstr $ rec_initial cmd :: cmd)
 
   cmd_flag_empty cmd = fromConstr $ rec_initial cmd
 
diff --git a/cmdlib.cabal b/cmdlib.cabal
--- a/cmdlib.cabal
+++ b/cmdlib.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:        cmdlib
-version:     0.3
+version:     0.3.1
 synopsis:    a library for command line parsing & online help
 
 description: A commandline parsing library, based on getopt. Comes with a