diff --git a/rpcs3/headless_application.cpp b/rpcs3/headless_application.cpp
index 16703a85ac..40a4ca3db5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/headless_application.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/headless_application.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ headless_application::headless_application(int& argc, char** argv) : QCoreApplic
 {
 }
 
-void headless_application::Init(const bool show_gui)
+void headless_application::Init()
 {
-	Q_UNUSED(show_gui);
-
 	// Force init the emulator
 	InitializeEmulator("1", true); // TODO: get user from cli args if possible
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/headless_application.h b/rpcs3/headless_application.h
index a7d0a475b3..0a4b66f8bb 100644
--- a/rpcs3/headless_application.h
+++ b/rpcs3/headless_application.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public:
 	headless_application(int& argc, char** argv);
 
 	/** Call this method before calling app.exec */
-	void Init(const bool show_gui = false) override;
+	void Init() override;
 
 private:
 	void InitializeCallbacks();
diff --git a/rpcs3/main.cpp b/rpcs3/main.cpp
index f969cdeac1..2521e62193 100644
--- a/rpcs3/main.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/main.cpp
@@ -97,16 +97,26 @@ static semaphore<> s_qt_mutex{};
 	std::abort();
 }
 
-const char* arg_headless = "headless";
-const char* arg_no_gui   = "no-gui";
-const char* arg_high_dpi = "hidpi";
+const char* arg_headless   = "headless";
+const char* arg_no_gui     = "no-gui";
+const char* arg_high_dpi   = "hidpi";
+const char* arg_style      = "style";
+const char* arg_stylesheet = "stylesheet";
+
+bool find_arg(std::string arg, int& argc, char* argv[])
+{
+	arg = "--" + arg;
+	for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
+		if (!strcmp(arg.c_str(), argv[i]))
+			return true;
+	return false;
+}
 
 QCoreApplication* createApplication(int& argc, char* argv[])
 {
-	const std::string headless("--" + std::string(arg_headless));
-	for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
-		if (!strcmp(headless.c_str(), argv[i]))
-			return new headless_application(argc, argv);
+	if (find_arg(arg_headless, argc, argv))
+		return new headless_application(argc, argv);
+
 	return new gui_application(argc, argv);
 }
 
@@ -127,6 +137,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	s_init.unlock();
 	s_qt_mutex.lock();
 
+	// The constructor of QApplication eats the --style and --stylesheet arguments.
+	// By checking for stylesheet().isEmpty() we could implicitly know if a stylesheet was passed,
+	// but I haven't found an implicit way to check for style yet, so we naively check them both here for now.
+	const bool use_cli_style = find_arg(arg_style, argc, argv) || find_arg(arg_stylesheet, argc, argv);
+
 	QScopedPointer<QCoreApplication> app(createApplication(argc, argv));
 	app->setApplicationVersion(qstr(rpcs3::version.to_string()));
 	app->setApplicationName("RPCS3");
@@ -142,6 +157,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(arg_headless, "Run RPCS3 in headless mode."));
 	parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(arg_no_gui, "Run RPCS3 without its GUI."));
 	parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(arg_high_dpi, "Enables Qt High Dpi Scaling.", "enabled", "1"));
+	parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(arg_style, "Loads a custom style.", "style", ""));
+	parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(arg_stylesheet, "Loads a custom stylesheet.", "path", ""));
 	parser.process(app->arguments());
 
 	// Don't start up the full rpcs3 gui if we just want the version or help.
@@ -152,14 +169,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	{
 		// Set QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR from environment. Defaults to cli argument, which defaults to 1.
 		const bool use_high_dpi = "1" == qEnvironmentVariable("QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR", parser.value(arg_high_dpi));
-		const bool show_gui     = !parser.isSet(arg_no_gui);
 
-		app->setAttribute(use_high_dpi ? Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling : Qt::AA_DisableHighDpiScaling);
-		app->setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
-		app->setAttribute(Qt::AA_DisableWindowContextHelpButton);
-		app->setAttribute(Qt::AA_DontCheckOpenGLContextThreadAffinity);
+		gui_app->setAttribute(use_high_dpi ? Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling : Qt::AA_DisableHighDpiScaling);
+		gui_app->setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
+		gui_app->setAttribute(Qt::AA_DisableWindowContextHelpButton);
+		gui_app->setAttribute(Qt::AA_DontCheckOpenGLContextThreadAffinity);
 
-		gui_app->Init(show_gui);
+		gui_app->SetShowGui(!parser.isSet(arg_no_gui));
+		gui_app->SetUseCliStyle(use_cli_style);
+		gui_app->Init();
 	}
 	else if (auto headless_app = qobject_cast<headless_application*>(app.data()))
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/main_application.h b/rpcs3/main_application.h
index 497bbc271b..7f52d9d655 100644
--- a/rpcs3/main_application.h
+++ b/rpcs3/main_application.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 class main_application
 {
 public:
-	virtual void Init(const bool show_gui = false) = 0;
+	virtual void Init() = 0;
 
 	static bool InitializeEmulator(const std::string& user, bool force_init);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
index 73551734fc..a14aab2c2f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@ gui_application::~gui_application()
 #endif
 }
 
-void gui_application::Init(const bool show_gui)
+void gui_application::Init()
 {
 	setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/rpcs3.ico"));
 
-	m_show_gui = show_gui;
-
 	m_emu_settings.reset(new emu_settings());
 	m_gui_settings.reset(new gui_settings());
 
@@ -211,6 +209,19 @@ void gui_application::InitializeCallbacks()
 */
 void gui_application::OnChangeStyleSheetRequest(const QString& path)
 {
+	// skip stylesheets on first repaint if a style was set from command line
+	if (m_use_cli_style && gui::stylesheet.isEmpty())
+	{
+		gui::stylesheet = styleSheet().isEmpty() ? "/* style set by command line arg */" : styleSheet();
+
+		if (m_main_window)
+		{
+			m_main_window->RepaintGui();
+		}
+
+		return;
+	}
+
 	QFile file(path);
 
 	// If we can't open the file, try the /share or /Resources folder
@@ -227,6 +238,10 @@ void gui_application::OnChangeStyleSheetRequest(const QString& path)
 	{
 		setStyleSheet(gui::stylesheets::default_style_sheet);
 	}
+	else if (path == "-")
+	{
+		setStyleSheet("/* none */");
+	}
 	else if (file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text))
 	{
 		QString config_dir = qstr(fs::get_config_dir());
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.h
index b34c817db6..a63ab205d2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.h
@@ -23,8 +23,18 @@ public:
 	gui_application(int& argc, char** argv);
 	~gui_application();
 
+	void SetShowGui(bool show_gui = true)
+	{
+		m_show_gui = show_gui;
+	}
+
+	void SetUseCliStyle(bool use_cli_style = false)
+	{
+		m_use_cli_style = use_cli_style;
+	}
+
 	/** Call this method before calling app.exec */
-	void Init(const bool show_gui = true) override;
+	void Init() override;
 
 	std::unique_ptr<gs_frame> get_gs_frame();
 
@@ -43,6 +53,7 @@ private:
 	std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> m_gui_settings;
 
 	bool m_show_gui = true;
+	bool m_use_cli_style = false;
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
 	void OnChangeStyleSheetRequest(const QString& path);
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.cpp
index 880cfe3613..e399691622 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "gui_settings.h"
+#include "gui_settings.h"
 
 #include "game_list_frame.h"
 #include "qt_utils.h"
@@ -388,6 +388,10 @@ QString gui_settings::GetCurrentStylesheetPath()
 	{
 		return "";
 	}
+	else if (stylesheet == gui::None)
+	{
+		return "-";
+	}
 
 	return m_settingsDir.absoluteFilePath(stylesheet + ".qss");
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
index c3222689fa..276587ca42 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ namespace gui
 
 	const QString Settings    = QObject::tr("CurrentSettings");
 	const QString Default     = QObject::tr("default");
+	const QString None        = QObject::tr("none");
 	const QString main_window = "main_window";
 	const QString game_list   = "GameList";
 	const QString logger      = "Logger";
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.cpp
index 06ccf8e009..b0b2939e91 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.cpp
@@ -1605,6 +1605,7 @@ void settings_dialog::AddStylesheets()
 {
 	ui->combo_stylesheets->clear();
 
+	ui->combo_stylesheets->addItem("None", gui::None);
 	ui->combo_stylesheets->addItem("Default (Bright)", gui::Default);
 
 	for (const QString& entry : xgui_settings->GetStylesheetEntries())