diff --git a/cyberpunk-splash/src/main.rs b/cyberpunk-splash/src/main.rs
index 3cc9883..3d84c9d 100644
--- a/cyberpunk-splash/src/main.rs
+++ b/cyberpunk-splash/src/main.rs
@@ -577,15 +577,44 @@ fn main() {
     let state = Arc::new(RwLock::new(State::new(Duration::from_secs(5 * 60))));
     let title = Arc::new(RwLock::new("".to_owned()));
 
-    app.connect_command_line(|_, args| {
+    app.connect_command_line(|_, _args| {
         println!("connect_command_line");
         1
     });
     app.connect_handle_local_options({
         let title = title.clone();
+        let state = state.clone();
         move |_, options| {
             println!("connect_handle_local_options");
             *title.write().unwrap() = options.lookup::<String>("title").unwrap().unwrap();
+            let countdown = match options.lookup::<String>("countdown") {
+                Ok(Some(countdown_str)) => {
+                    let parts = countdown_str.split(':').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+                    let duration = match parts.len() {
+                        2 => {
+                            let minutes = parts[0].parse::<u64>().unwrap();
+                            let seconds = parts[1].parse::<u64>().unwrap();
+                            Duration::from_secs(minutes * 60 + seconds)
+                        }
+                        1 => {
+                            let seconds = parts[1].parse::<u64>().unwrap();
+                            Duration::from_secs(seconds)
+                        }
+                        _ => Duration::from_secs(300),
+                    };
+                    duration
+                }
+                _ => Duration::from_secs(300),
+            };
+            match *state.write().unwrap() {
+                State::Running {
+                    ref mut deadline, ..
+                } => *deadline = Instant::now() + countdown,
+                State::Paused {
+                    ref mut time_remaining,
+                    ..
+                } => *time_remaining = countdown,
+            }
             -1
         }
     });