diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 149358a..150e6fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ Flags:
   --file, -f, GOFILE  string  the name of the file to parse
   --help, -h          bool    prints the usage
   --interface, -i     string  the name of the interface to fake
+  --name, -n          string  the name to give the generated type
   --output, -o        string  the name of the file to write
+  --package, -p       string  the name of the package that contains the interface
   --version, -v       bool    prints the version
 ```
 
diff --git a/acceptance/fixtures/fakes/named_interface.go b/acceptance/fixtures/fakes/named_interface.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6cb2a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/fixtures/fakes/named_interface.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package fakes
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type SomeNamedInterface struct {
+	SomeMethodCall struct {
+		sync.Mutex
+		CallCount int
+		Receives  struct {
+			SomeParam *bytes.Buffer
+		}
+		Returns struct {
+			SomeResult io.Reader
+		}
+		Stub func(*bytes.Buffer) io.Reader
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *SomeNamedInterface) SomeMethod(param1 *bytes.Buffer) io.Reader {
+	f.SomeMethodCall.Lock()
+	defer f.SomeMethodCall.Unlock()
+	f.SomeMethodCall.CallCount++
+	f.SomeMethodCall.Receives.SomeParam = param1
+	if f.SomeMethodCall.Stub != nil {
+		return f.SomeMethodCall.Stub(param1)
+	}
+	return f.SomeMethodCall.Returns.SomeResult
+}
diff --git a/acceptance/fixtures/interfaces.go b/acceptance/fixtures/interfaces.go
index df37afd..9766433 100644
--- a/acceptance/fixtures/interfaces.go
+++ b/acceptance/fixtures/interfaces.go
@@ -31,3 +31,7 @@ type DuplicateArgumentInterface interface {
 type FunctionInterface interface {
 	FuncMethod(func(string) error) func(int) bool
 }
+
+type NamedInterface interface {
+	SomeMethod(someParam *bytes.Buffer) (someResult io.Reader)
+}
diff --git a/acceptance/generate_test.go b/acceptance/generate_test.go
index 45d9f84..0864747 100644
--- a/acceptance/generate_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/generate_test.go
@@ -36,13 +36,9 @@ var _ = Describe("faux", func() {
 	})
 
 	DescribeTable("fake generation",
-		func(filePath, packagePath, interfaceName, fixtureFileName string) {
-			command := exec.Command(executable,
-				"--file", filePath,
-				"--package", packagePath,
-				"--output", outputFile,
-				"--interface", interfaceName)
-
+		func(fixture string, flags ...string) {
+			flags = append(flags, "--output", outputFile)
+			command := exec.Command(executable, flags...)
 			session, err := gexec.Start(command, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			Eventually(session, "10s").Should(gexec.Exit(0))
@@ -50,20 +46,21 @@ var _ = Describe("faux", func() {
 			outputContent, err := ioutil.ReadFile(outputFile)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
-			expectedContent, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join("fixtures", "fakes", fixtureFileName))
+			expectedContent, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join("fixtures", "fakes", fixture))
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			Expect(string(outputContent)).To(ContainSubstring(string(expectedContent)))
 		},
 
-		Entry("simple", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "", "SimpleInterface", "simple_interface.go"),
-		Entry("channels", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "", "ChanInterface", "chan_interface.go"),
-		Entry("duplicate arguments", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "", "DuplicateArgumentInterface", "duplicate_argument_interface.go"),
-		Entry("gomod", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "", "ModuleInterface", "module_interface.go"),
-		Entry("gopath", "", "github.com/pivotal-cf/jhanda", "Command", "jhanda_command.go"),
-		Entry("stdlib", "", "io", "Reader", "io_reader.go"),
-		Entry("variadic", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "", "VariadicInterface", "variadic_interface.go"),
-		Entry("functions", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "", "FunctionInterface", "function_interface.go"),
+		Entry("simple", "simple_interface.go", "--file", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "--interface", "SimpleInterface"),
+		Entry("channels", "chan_interface.go", "--file", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "--interface", "ChanInterface"),
+		Entry("duplicate arguments", "duplicate_argument_interface.go", "--file", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "--interface", "DuplicateArgumentInterface"),
+		Entry("gomod", "module_interface.go", "--file", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "--interface", "ModuleInterface"),
+		Entry("gopath", "jhanda_command.go", "--package", "github.com/pivotal-cf/jhanda", "--interface", "Command"),
+		Entry("stdlib", "io_reader.go", "--package", "io", "--interface", "Reader"),
+		Entry("variadic", "variadic_interface.go", "--file", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "--interface", "VariadicInterface"),
+		Entry("functions", "function_interface.go", "--file", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "--interface", "FunctionInterface"),
+		Entry("name", "named_interface.go", "--file", "./fixtures/interfaces.go", "--interface", "NamedInterface", "--name", "SomeNamedInterface"),
 	)
 
 	Context("when the source file is provided via an environment variable", func() {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1b5f86c..8c232f7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func main() {
 		File      string `long:"file"      short:"f" env:"GOFILE" description:"the name of the file to parse"`
 		Output    string `long:"output"    short:"o"              description:"the name of the file to write"`
 		Interface string `long:"interface" short:"i"              description:"the name of the interface to fake"`
+		Name      string `long:"name"      short:"n"              description:"the name to give the generated type"`
 	}
 
 	stdout := log.New(os.Stdout, "", 0)
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ Flags:
 		stderr.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	if options.Name != "" {
+		iface.Name = options.Name
+	}
+
 	err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(options.Output), 0755)
 	if err != nil {
 		stderr.Fatalf("could not create directory: %s", err)