diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ee9d94c..03de38f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 - Added reset strategies (#487)
-
 - Read esp-println generated defmt messages (#466)
 - Add --target-app-partition argument to flash command (#461)
 - Add --confirm-port argument to flash command (#455)
+- Add --chip argument for flash and write-bin commands (#514)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/espflash/src/cli/mod.rs b/espflash/src/cli/mod.rs
index df451cdc..27e2f6da 100644
--- a/espflash/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/espflash/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -49,12 +49,18 @@ pub struct ConnectArgs {
     /// Baud rate at which to communicate with target device
     #[arg(short = 'b', long, env = "ESPFLASH_BAUD")]
     pub baud: Option<u32>,
+    /// Target device
+    #[arg(short = 'c', long)]
+    pub chip: Option<Chip>,
+    /// Require confirmation before auto-connecting to a recognized device.
+    #[arg(short = 'C', long)]
+    pub confirm_port: bool,
+    /// Do not use the RAM stub for loading
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub no_stub: bool,
     /// Serial port connected to target device
     #[arg(short = 'p', long, env = "ESPFLASH_PORT")]
     pub port: Option<String>,
-    /// Require confirmation before auto-connecting to a recognized device.
-    #[arg(short = 'c', long)]
-    pub confirm_port: bool,
     /// DTR pin to use for the internal UART hardware. Uses BCM numbering.
     #[cfg(feature = "raspberry")]
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "raspberry", clap(long))]
@@ -63,9 +69,6 @@ pub struct ConnectArgs {
     #[cfg(feature = "raspberry")]
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "raspberry", clap(long))]
     pub rts: Option<u8>,
-    /// Do not use the RAM stub for loading
-    #[arg(long)]
-    pub no_stub: bool,
 }
 
 /// Generate completions for the given shell
@@ -89,11 +92,9 @@ pub struct EraseRegionArgs {
     /// Connection configuration
     #[clap(flatten)]
     pub connect_args: ConnectArgs,
-
     /// Offset to start erasing from
     #[arg(value_name = "OFFSET", value_parser = parse_uint32)]
     pub addr: u32,
-
     /// Size of the region to erase
     #[arg(value_name = "SIZE", value_parser = parse_uint32)]
     pub size: u32,
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ pub struct FlashArgs {
     /// Image format to flash
     #[arg(long, value_enum)]
     pub format: Option<ImageFormatKind>,
+    /// Logging format.
+    #[arg(long, short = 'L', default_value = "serial", requires = "monitor")]
+    pub log_format: LogFormat,
     /// Open a serial monitor after flashing
     #[arg(short = 'M', long)]
     pub monitor: bool,
@@ -144,9 +148,6 @@ pub struct FlashArgs {
     /// Load the application to RAM instead of Flash
     #[arg(long)]
     pub ram: bool,
-    /// Logging format.
-    #[arg(long, short = 'L', default_value = "serial", requires = "monitor")]
-    pub log_format: LogFormat,
 }
 
 /// Operations for partitions tables
@@ -195,12 +196,12 @@ pub struct SaveImageArgs {
 /// Open the serial monitor without flashing
 #[derive(Debug, Args)]
 pub struct MonitorArgs {
-    /// Optional file name of the ELF image to load the symbols from
-    #[arg(short = 'e', long, value_name = "FILE")]
-    elf: Option<PathBuf>,
     /// Connection configuration
     #[clap(flatten)]
     connect_args: ConnectArgs,
+    /// Optional file name of the ELF image to load the symbols from
+    #[arg(short = 'e', long, value_name = "FILE")]
+    elf: Option<PathBuf>,
     /// Logging format.
     #[arg(long, short = 'L', default_value = "serial")]
     pub log_format: LogFormat,
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ pub fn connect(args: &ConnectArgs, config: &Config) -> Result<Flasher> {
         port_info,
         args.baud,
         !args.no_stub,
+        args.chip,
     )?)
 }
 
diff --git a/espflash/src/error.rs b/espflash/src/error.rs
index b2301e26..928c01d1 100644
--- a/espflash/src/error.rs
+++ b/espflash/src/error.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ pub enum Error {
     )]
     ChipDetectError(u32),
 
+    #[error("Chip provided ({0}) with `-c/--chip` does not match the detected chip ({1})")]
+    #[diagnostic(
+        code(espflash::chip_missmatch),
+        help("Ensure that the correct chip is selected, or remove the `-c/--chip` option to autodetect the chip")
+    )]
+    ChipMismatch(String, String),
+
     #[error("Supplied ELF image can not be run from RAM, as it includes segments mapped to ROM addresses")]
     #[diagnostic(
         code(espflash::not_ram_loadable),
diff --git a/espflash/src/flasher/mod.rs b/espflash/src/flasher/mod.rs
index 67cc98c9..335d0ea0 100644
--- a/espflash/src/flasher/mod.rs
+++ b/espflash/src/flasher/mod.rs
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ impl Flasher {
         port_info: UsbPortInfo,
         speed: Option<u32>,
         use_stub: bool,
+        chip: Option<Chip>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         // Establish a connection to the device using the default baud rate of 115,200
         // and timeout of 3 seconds.
@@ -403,11 +404,19 @@ impl Flasher {
 
         // Detect which chip we are connected to.
         let magic = connection.read_reg(CHIP_DETECT_MAGIC_REG_ADDR)?;
-        let chip = Chip::from_magic(magic)?;
+        let detected_chip = Chip::from_magic(magic)?;
+        if let Some(chip) = chip {
+            if chip != detected_chip {
+                return Err(Error::ChipMismatch(
+                    chip.to_string(),
+                    detected_chip.to_string(),
+                ));
+            }
+        }
 
         let mut flasher = Flasher {
             connection,
-            chip,
+            chip: detected_chip,
             flash_size: FlashSize::_4Mb,
             spi_params: SpiAttachParams::default(),
             use_stub,