diff --git a/src/bin/bat/app.rs b/src/bin/bat/app.rs
index 6c61215e..bb74b873 100644
--- a/src/bin/bat/app.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bat/app.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ impl App {
             term_width: maybe_term_width.unwrap_or(Term::stdout().size().1 as usize),
             loop_through: !(self.interactive_output
                 || self.matches.value_of("color") == Some("always")
-                || self.matches.value_of("decorations") == Some("always")),
+                || (self.matches.value_of("decorations") == Some("always")
+                    || self.matches.is_present("always-decorations"))),
             tab_width: self
                 .matches
                 .value_of("tabs")
diff --git a/src/bin/bat/clap_app.rs b/src/bin/bat/clap_app.rs
index aa032a52..eed59a54 100644
--- a/src/bin/bat/clap_app.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bat/clap_app.rs
@@ -257,6 +257,15 @@ pub fn build_app(interactive_output: bool) -> ClapApp<'static, 'static> {
                      an interactive terminal is detected. Possible values: *auto*, never, always.",
                 ),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("always-decorations")
+                .short("D")
+                .alias("always-decor")
+                .overrides_with("always-decorations")
+                .hidden(true)
+                .hidden_short_help(true)
+                .help("Alias for '--decorations=always'")
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("paging")
                 .long("paging")