diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index 41ff4bf5..1f86ae9e 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Config {
             },
             resolve: {
                 output: args.output,
+                internalRefs: args.internalRefs
             },
             serve: {
                 port: args.port,
diff --git a/resolve.js b/resolve.js
index 7b54051a..bc3259be 100755
--- a/resolve.js
+++ b/resolve.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const command = async (file, cmd) => {
     const jsonSchema = config.get('jsonSchema');
     const output = config.get('resolve:output');
     const verbose = config.get('quiet') ? 0 : config.get('verbose', 1);
+    const internalRefs = config.get('resolve:internalRefs');
 
     const spec = await loader.readOrError(
         file,
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ const command = async (file, cmd) => {
     });
 };
 
-const buildLoaderOptions = (jsonSchema, verbose) => {
+const buildLoaderOptions = (jsonSchema, verbose, internalRefs) => {
     const options = {
         resolve: true,
         cache: [],
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ const buildLoaderOptions = (jsonSchema, verbose) => {
         verbose,
     };
     if (jsonSchema) options.filters.push(fromJsonSchema);
+    if (internalRefs) options.resolveInternal = true;
     return options;
 }
 
diff --git a/speccy.js b/speccy.js
index dc05eeb6..35b98b2d 100755
--- a/speccy.js
+++ b/speccy.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ function increaseVerbosity(v, total) {
     return total + 1;
 }
 
-
 program
     .version(version)
     .usage('<command>')
@@ -50,7 +49,8 @@ program
     .option('-o, --output <file>', 'file to output to')
     .option('-q, --quiet', 'reduce verbosity')
     .option('-j, --json-schema', 'treat $ref like JSON Schema and convert to OpenAPI Schema Objects (default: false)')
-    .option('-v, --verbose', 'increase verbosity', increaseVerbosity,1)
+    .option('-i, --internal-refs', 'resolve internal references (default: false)')
+    .option('-v, --verbose', 'increase verbosity', increaseVerbosity, 1)
     .action((specFile, cmd) => {
         resolve.command(specFile, cmd)
             .then(() => { process.exit(0) })
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ program
     .option('-p, --port [value]', 'port on which the server will listen (default: 5000)')
     .option('-q, --quiet', 'reduce verbosity')
     .option('-j, --json-schema', 'treat $ref like JSON Schema and convert to OpenAPI Schema Objects (default: false)')
-    .option('-v, --verbose', 'increase verbosity', increaseVerbosity,1)
+    .option('-v, --verbose', 'increase verbosity', increaseVerbosity, 1)
     // TODO .option('-w, --watch', 'reloading browser on spec file changes')
     .action((specFile, cmd) => {
         serve.command(specFile, cmd)