diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09139308..05eba070 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Run `./extract-assets.py --clean && make clean` or `make distclean` to remove RO
  * Analog camera control and mouse look. (Activate with `make BETTERCAMERA=1`.)
  * An option to disable drawing distances. (Activate with `make NODRAWINGDISTANCE=1`.)
  * In-game control binding, currently available on the `testing` branch.
- * Skip introductory Peach & Lakitu cutscenes with a `--skip-intro` CLI option, currently available on `testing` and `skip-intro` branches.
+ * Skip introductory Peach & Lakitu cutscenes with the `--skip-intro` CLI option
 
 ## Building
 For building instructions, please refer to the [wiki](https://github.com/sm64pc/sm64pc/wiki).
diff --git a/src/game/level_update.c b/src/game/level_update.c
index b2450c0b..13246ad5 100644
--- a/src/game/level_update.c
+++ b/src/game/level_update.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "../pc/configfile.h"
 #define CONFIG_FILE "sm64config.txt"
 
+#include "pc/cliopts.h"
+
 #define PLAY_MODE_NORMAL 0
 #define PLAY_MODE_PAUSED 2
 #define PLAY_MODE_CHANGE_AREA 3
@@ -176,7 +178,8 @@ s8 D_8032C9E0 = 0;
 u8 unused3[4];
 u8 unused4[2];
 
-
+// For configfile intro skipping
+extern unsigned int configSkipIntro;
 
 
 void basic_update(s16 *arg);
@@ -1214,7 +1217,7 @@ s32 init_level(void) {
                 if (gMarioState->action != ACT_UNINITIALIZED) {
                     if (save_file_exists(gCurrSaveFileNum - 1)) {
                         set_mario_action(gMarioState, ACT_IDLE, 0);
-                    } else {
+                    } else if (gCLIOpts.SkipIntro == 0 && configSkipIntro == 0) {
                         set_mario_action(gMarioState, ACT_INTRO_CUTSCENE, 0);
                         val4 = 1;
                     }
diff --git a/src/pc/cliopts.c b/src/pc/cliopts.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd77ef12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pc/cliopts.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "cliopts.h"
+#include <strings.h>
+
+struct PCCLIOptions gCLIOpts;
+
+void parse_cli_opts(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+	// Initialize options with false values. 
+	gCLIOpts.SkipIntro = 0;
+
+	// Scan arguments for options
+	if (argc > 1)
+	{
+		int i;
+		for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+		{
+			if (strcmp(argv[i], "--skip-intro") == 0) // Skip Peach Intro
+				gCLIOpts.SkipIntro = 1;
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pc/cliopts.h b/src/pc/cliopts.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f08cc4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pc/cliopts.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "sm64.h"
+
+struct PCCLIOptions 
+{
+	u8 SkipIntro;
+};
+
+extern struct PCCLIOptions gCLIOpts;
+
+void parse_cli_opts(int argc, char* argv[]);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pc/configfile.c b/src/pc/configfile.c
index 4d38aaaf..6b1e83b0 100644
--- a/src/pc/configfile.c
+++ b/src/pc/configfile.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ bool         configCameraInvertY = false;
 bool         configEnableCamera  = false;
 bool         configCameraMouse   = false;
 #endif
+unsigned int configSkipIntro     = 0;
 
 static const struct ConfigOption options[] = {
     {.name = "fullscreen",           .type = CONFIG_TYPE_BOOL, .boolValue = &configFullscreen},
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ static const struct ConfigOption options[] = {
     {.name = "bettercam_aggression", .type = CONFIG_TYPE_UINT, .uintValue = &configCameraAggr},
     {.name = "bettercam_pan_level",  .type = CONFIG_TYPE_UINT, .uintValue = &configCameraPan},
     #endif
+    {.name = "skip_intro",           .type = CONFIG_TYPE_UINT, .uintValue = &configSkipIntro},
 };
 
 // Reads an entire line from a file (excluding the newline character) and returns an allocated string
diff --git a/src/pc/pc_main.c b/src/pc/pc_main.c
index 5b4bcd23..ca7adf51 100644
--- a/src/pc/pc_main.c
+++ b/src/pc/pc_main.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "audio/audio_sdl.h"
 #include "audio/audio_null.h"
 
+#include "cliopts.h"
 #include "configfile.h"
 
 OSMesg D_80339BEC;
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ void main_func(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    parse_cli_opts(argc, argv);
     main_func();
     return 0;
 }