diff --git a/pw_phonemes.c b/pw_phonemes.c
index 85a7fad..7a6e0ca 100644
--- a/pw_phonemes.c
+++ b/pw_phonemes.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct pw_element elements[] = {
 
 #define NUM_ELEMENTS (sizeof(elements) / sizeof (struct pw_element))
 
-void pw_phonemes(char *buf, int size, int pw_flags, char *remove)
+void pw_phonemes(char *buf, int size, int pw_flags, char *add, char *remove, char *force)
 {
 	int		c, i, len, flags, feature_flags;
 	int		prev, should_be, first;
diff --git a/pw_rand.c b/pw_rand.c
index 3215196..a3a17ac 100644
--- a/pw_rand.c
+++ b/pw_rand.c
@@ -35,6 +35,24 @@ static void remove_chars(char *buf, const char *remove)
 	}
 }
 
+static void add_chars(char *buf, const char *add)
+{
+	const char *cp;
+	char *end;
+
+	if (!add)
+		return;
+	end = buf + strlen(buf);
+	for (cp = add; *cp; cp++) {
+		char *r = strchr(buf, *cp);
+
+		if (r != NULL) // skip if already there
+			continue;
+		*end++ = *cp;
+		*end = '\0';
+	}
+}
+
 static int find_chars(char *buf, const char *set)
 {
 	const char *cp;
@@ -45,7 +63,17 @@ static int find_chars(char *buf, const char *set)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void pw_rand(char *buf, int size, int pw_flags, char *remove)
+static int find_all_chars(char *buf, const char *set)
+{
+	const char *cp;
+
+	for (cp = set; *cp; cp++)
+		if (!strchr(buf, *cp))
+			return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+void pw_rand(char *buf, int size, int pw_flags, char *add, char *remove, char *force)
 {
 	char		ch, *chars, *wchars;
 	int		i, len, feature_flags;
@@ -61,6 +89,12 @@ void pw_rand(char *buf, int size, int pw_flags, char *remove)
 	if (pw_flags & PW_SYMBOLS) {
 		len += strlen(pw_symbols);
 	}
+	if (add) {
+		len += strlen(add);
+	}
+	if (force) {
+		len += strlen(force);
+	}
         chars = malloc(len+1);
         if (!chars) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't malloc pw_rand buffer.\n");
@@ -80,12 +114,14 @@ void pw_rand(char *buf, int size, int pw_flags, char *remove)
 	if (pw_flags & PW_SYMBOLS) {
 		strcpy(wchars, pw_symbols);
 	}
-	if (remove) {
+	if (add || remove || force) {
 		if (pw_flags & PW_AMBIGUOUS)
 			remove_chars(chars, pw_ambiguous);
 		if (pw_flags & PW_NO_VOWELS)
 			remove_chars(chars, pw_vowels);
 		remove_chars(chars, remove);
+		add_chars(chars, add); // Override preceding removals
+		add_chars(chars, force);
 		if ((pw_flags & PW_DIGITS) &&
 		    !find_chars(chars, pw_digits)) {
 			fprintf(stderr,
@@ -135,6 +171,8 @@ void pw_rand(char *buf, int size, int pw_flags, char *remove)
 	if (feature_flags & (PW_UPPERS | PW_DIGITS | PW_SYMBOLS))
 		goto try_again;
 	buf[size] = 0;
+	if (force && !find_all_chars(buf, force))
+		goto try_again;
 	free(chars);
 	return;
 }	
diff --git a/pwgen.c b/pwgen.c
index c05b8de..e3a13e6 100644
--- a/pwgen.c
+++ b/pwgen.c
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ struct option pwgen_options[] = {
 	{ "numerals", no_argument, 0, 'n'},
 	{ "symbols", no_argument, 0, 'y'},
 	{ "num-passwords", required_argument, 0, 'N'},
+	{ "add-chars", required_argument, 0, 'j' },
 	{ "remove-chars", required_argument, 0, 'r' },
+	{ "force-chars", required_argument, 0, 'f' },
 	{ "secure", no_argument, 0, 's' },
 	{ "help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
 	{ "no-numerals", no_argument, 0, '0' },
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ struct option pwgen_options[] = {
 };
 #endif
 
-const char *pw_options = "01AaBCcnN:sr:hH:vy";
+const char *pw_options = "01AaBCcnN:sj:r:f:hH:vy";
 
 static void usage(void)
 {
@@ -67,9 +69,15 @@ static void usage(void)
 	fputs("  -y or --symbols\n", stderr);
 	fputs("\tInclude at least one special symbol in the password\n", 
 	      stderr);
+	fputs("  -j <chars> or --add-chars=<chars>\n", stderr);
+	fputs("\tAdds/joins characters to the set of characters to "
+	      "generate passwords\n", stderr);
 	fputs("  -r <chars> or --remove-chars=<chars>\n", stderr);
 	fputs("\tRemove characters from the set of characters to "
 	      "generate passwords\n", stderr);
+	fputs("  -f <chars> or --force-chars=<chars>\n", stderr);
+	fputs("\tForce the usage of specified characters in generated passwords\n",
+	      stderr);
 	fputs("  -s or --secure\n", stderr);
 	fputs("\tGenerate completely random passwords\n", stderr);
 	fputs("  -B or --ambiguous\n", stderr);
@@ -96,8 +104,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int	c, i;
 	int	num_cols = -1;
 	char	*buf, *tmp;
+	char	*add=NULL;
 	char	*remove=NULL;
-	void	(*pwgen)(char *inbuf, int size, int pw_flags, char *remove);
+	char	*force=NULL;
+	void	(*pwgen)(char *inbuf, int size, int pw_flags, char *add, char *remove, char *force);
 
 	pwgen = pw_phonemes;
 	pw_number = pw_random_number;
@@ -160,10 +170,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			pwgen = pw_rand;
 			pwgen_flags |= PW_NO_VOWELS;
 			break;
+		case 'j':
+			add = strdup(optarg);
+			pwgen = pw_rand;
+			break;
 		case 'r':
 			remove = strdup(optarg);
 			pwgen = pw_rand;
 			break;
+		case 'f':
+			force = strdup(optarg);
+			pwgen = pw_rand;
+			break;
 		case 'h':
 		case '?':
 			usage();
@@ -211,7 +229,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	for (i=0; i < num_pw; i++) {
-		pwgen(buf, pw_length, pwgen_flags, remove);
+		pwgen(buf, pw_length, pwgen_flags, add, remove, force);
 		if (!do_columns || ((i % num_cols) == (num_cols-1)) ||
 		    (i == (num_pw - 1)))
 			printf("%s\n", buf);
@@ -219,5 +237,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			printf("%s ", buf);
 	}
 	free(buf);
+	free(add);
+	free(remove);
+	free(force);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/pwgen.h b/pwgen.h
index f408fe3..9ccb735 100644
--- a/pwgen.h
+++ b/pwgen.h
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ extern const char *pw_ambiguous;
 /* Function prototypes */
 
 /* pw_phonemes.c */
-extern void pw_phonemes(char *buf, int size, int pw_flags, char *remove);
+extern void pw_phonemes(char *buf, int size, int pw_flags, char *add, char *remove, char *force);
 
 /* pw_rand.c */
-extern void pw_rand(char *buf, int size, int pw_flags, char *remove);
+extern void pw_rand(char *buf, int size, int pw_flags, char *add, char *remove, char *force);
 
 /* randnum.c */
 extern int pw_random_number(int max_num);