diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/Main.kt b/core/src/main/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/Main.kt
index a3a6104a..36eeb784 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/Main.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/Main.kt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Main(
         }
     if (parsedArgs.fileNames.isEmpty()) {
       err.println(
-          "Usage: ktfmt [--dropbox-style | --google-style | --kotlinlang-style] [--dry-run] [--set-exit-if-changed] [--stdin-name=<name>] [--do-not-remove-unused-imports] File1.kt File2.kt ...")
+          "Usage: ktfmt [--style=dropbox|google|kotlinlang] [--dry-run] [--set-exit-if-changed] [--stdin-name=<name>] [--do-not-remove-unused-imports] File1.kt File2.kt ...")
       err.println("Or: ktfmt @file")
       return 1
     }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class Main(
     }
 
     val files: List<File> = expandArgsToFileNames(parsedArgs.fileNames)
-    
+
     if (files.isEmpty()) {
       err.println("Error: no .kt files found")
       return 1
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/ParsedArgs.kt b/core/src/main/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/ParsedArgs.kt
index d37b3bb6..1287d5a2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/ParsedArgs.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/ParsedArgs.kt
@@ -59,9 +59,21 @@ data class ParsedArgs(
 
       for (arg in args) {
         when {
-          arg == "--dropbox-style" -> formattingOptions = Formatter.DROPBOX_FORMAT
-          arg == "--google-style" -> formattingOptions = Formatter.GOOGLE_FORMAT
-          arg == "--kotlinlang-style" -> formattingOptions = Formatter.KOTLINLANG_FORMAT
+          arg.startsWith("--style=") -> {
+              val parsedStyle =
+                  parseKeyValueArg("--style", arg)
+                      ?: return ParseResult.Error(
+                          unexpectedArg(arg)
+                      )
+              formattingOptions = when (parsedStyle) {
+                  "dropbox" -> Formatter.DROPBOX_FORMAT
+                  "google" -> Formatter.GOOGLE_FORMAT
+                  "kotlinlang" -> Formatter.KOTLINLANG_FORMAT
+                  else -> return ParseResult.Error(
+                      "Unknown style '${parsedStyle}'. Style must be one of [dropbox, google, kotlinlang]."
+                  )
+              }
+          }
           arg == "--dry-run" || arg == "-n" -> dryRun = true
           arg == "--set-exit-if-changed" -> setExitIfChanged = true
           arg == "--do-not-remove-unused-imports" -> removeUnusedImports = false
@@ -70,8 +82,8 @@ data class ParsedArgs(
                   parseKeyValueArg("--stdin-name", arg)
                       ?: return ParseResult.Error(
                           "Found option '${arg}', expected '${"--stdin-name"}=<value>'")
-          arg.startsWith("--") -> return ParseResult.Error("Unexpected option: $arg")
-          arg.startsWith("@") -> return ParseResult.Error("Unexpected option: $arg")
+          arg.startsWith("--") -> return ParseResult.Error(unexpectedArg(arg))
+          arg.startsWith("@") -> return ParseResult.Error(unexpectedArg(arg))
           else -> fileNames.add(arg)
         }
       }
@@ -94,6 +106,8 @@ data class ParsedArgs(
           ))
     }
 
+    private fun unexpectedArg(arg: String) = "Unexpected option: $arg"
+
     private fun parseKeyValueArg(key: String, arg: String): String? {
       val parts = arg.split('=', limit = 2)
       return parts[1].takeIf { parts[0] == key || parts.size == 2 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/MainTest.kt b/core/src/test/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/MainTest.kt
index 5c046db8..fb347dcc 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/MainTest.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/MainTest.kt
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class MainTest {
             emptyInput,
             PrintStream(out),
             PrintStream(err),
-            arrayOf("--dropbox-style", fooBar.toString()))
+            arrayOf("--style=dropbox", fooBar.toString()))
         .run()
 
     assertThat(fooBar.readText()).isEqualTo(code)
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class MainTest {
             code.byteInputStream(),
             PrintStream(out),
             PrintStream(err),
-            arrayOf("--dropbox-style", "-"))
+            arrayOf("--style=dropbox", "-"))
         .run()
 
     assertThat(out.toString(UTF_8)).isEqualTo(formatted)
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/ParsedArgsTest.kt b/core/src/test/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/ParsedArgsTest.kt
index 2e019014..7b810fbd 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/ParsedArgsTest.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/facebook/ktfmt/cli/ParsedArgsTest.kt
@@ -61,17 +61,29 @@ class ParsedArgsTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  fun `parseOptions recognizes --dropbox-style`() {
-    val parsed = assertSucceeds(ParsedArgs.parseOptions(arrayOf("--dropbox-style", "foo.kt")))
+  fun `parseOptions recognizes --style=dropbox`() {
+    val parsed = assertSucceeds(ParsedArgs.parseOptions(arrayOf("--style=dropbox", "foo.kt")))
     assertThat(parsed.formattingOptions).isEqualTo(Formatter.DROPBOX_FORMAT)
   }
 
   @Test
-  fun `parseOptions recognizes --google-style`() {
-    val parsed = assertSucceeds(ParsedArgs.parseOptions(arrayOf("--google-style", "foo.kt")))
+  fun `parseOptions recognizes --style=google`() {
+    val parsed = assertSucceeds(ParsedArgs.parseOptions(arrayOf("--style=google", "foo.kt")))
     assertThat(parsed.formattingOptions).isEqualTo(Formatter.GOOGLE_FORMAT)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun `parseOptions recognizes --style=kotlinlang`() {
+    val parsed = assertSucceeds(ParsedArgs.parseOptions(arrayOf("--style=kotlinlang", "foo.kt")))
+    assertThat(parsed.formattingOptions).isEqualTo(Formatter.KOTLINLANG_FORMAT)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `parseOptions rejects unknown style`() {
+    val parseResult = ParsedArgs.parseOptions(arrayOf("--style=custom-style", "foo.kt"))
+    assertThat(parseResult).isInstanceOf(ParseResult.Error::class.java)
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun `parseOptions recognizes --dry-run`() {
     val parsed = assertSucceeds(ParsedArgs.parseOptions(arrayOf("--dry-run", "foo.kt")))
@@ -139,7 +151,7 @@ class ParsedArgsTest {
   @Test
   fun `processArgs use the @file option with file containing arguments`() {
     val file = root.resolve("existing-file")
-    file.writeText("--google-style\n--dry-run\n--set-exit-if-changed\nFile1.kt\nFile2.kt\n")
+    file.writeText("--style=google\n--dry-run\n--set-exit-if-changed\nFile1.kt\nFile2.kt\n")
 
     val result = ParsedArgs.processArgs(arrayOf("@" + file.absolutePath))
     assertThat(result).isInstanceOf(ParseResult.Ok::class.java)
@@ -156,7 +168,7 @@ class ParsedArgsTest {
   fun `parses multiple args successfully`() {
     val testResult =
         ParsedArgs.parseOptions(
-            arrayOf("--google-style", "--dry-run", "--set-exit-if-changed", "File.kt"),
+            arrayOf("--style=google", "--dry-run", "--set-exit-if-changed", "File.kt"),
         )
     assertThat(testResult)
         .isEqualTo(
@@ -171,7 +183,7 @@ class ParsedArgsTest {
   @Test
   fun `last style in args wins`() {
     val testResult =
-        ParsedArgs.parseOptions(arrayOf("--google-style", "--dropbox-style", "File.kt"))
+        ParsedArgs.parseOptions(arrayOf("--style=google", "--style=dropbox", "File.kt"))
     assertThat(testResult)
         .isEqualTo(
             parseResultOk(