diff --git a/engine/client/cl_demo.c b/engine/client/cl_demo.c
index 44ad36cd..e947c76d 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_demo.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_demo.c
@@ -1124,7 +1124,10 @@ void CL_FinishTimeDemo( void )
 	time = host.realtime - cls.td_starttime;
 	if( !time ) time = 1.0;
 
-	Con_Printf( "%i frames %5.3f seconds %5.3f fps\n", frames, time, frames / time );
+	Con_Printf( "timedemo result: %i frames %5.3f seconds %5.3f fps\n", frames, time, frames / time );
+
+	if( Sys_CheckParm( "-timedemo" ))
+		CL_Quit_f();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/engine/common/host.c b/engine/common/host.c
index 66e0625d..577bc913 100644
--- a/engine/common/host.c
+++ b/engine/common/host.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ void Sys_PrintUsage( void )
 	O("-noenginejoy     ", "disable engine builtin joystick support")
 	O("-noenginemouse   ", "disable engine builtin mouse support")
 	O("-nosound         ", "disable sound output")
+	O("-timedemo        ", "run timedemo and exit")
 #endif
 
 "\nPlatform-specific options:\n"
@@ -1158,6 +1159,7 @@ Host_Main
 int EXPORT Host_Main( int argc, char **argv, const char *progname, int bChangeGame, pfnChangeGame func )
 {
 	static double	oldtime, newtime;
+	string demoname;
 
 	host.starttime = Sys_DoubleTime();
 
@@ -1254,6 +1256,9 @@ int EXPORT Host_Main( int argc, char **argv, const char *progname, int bChangeGa
 	Cbuf_ExecStuffCmds();	// execute stuffcmds (commandline)
 	SCR_CheckStartupVids();	// must be last
 
+	if( Sys_GetParmFromCmdLine( "-timedemo", demoname ))
+		Cbuf_AddTextf( "timedemo %s\n", demoname );
+
 	oldtime = Sys_DoubleTime() - 0.1;
 
 	if( Host_IsDedicated( ))