diff --git a/cpdf.ml b/cpdf.ml
index a8da3c8..5deba24 100644
--- a/cpdf.ml
+++ b/cpdf.ml
@@ -4171,7 +4171,7 @@ let rec ranges_of_range curr prev = function
 let page1 labels =
   mem true (map (function l -> l.Pdfpagelabels.startpage = 1) labels)
 
-let add_page_labels pdf style prefix startval range =
+let add_page_labels pdf progress style prefix startval range =
   let ranges = map extremes (ranges_of_range [] [] range)
   and labels = Pdfpagelabels.read pdf in
     let labels =
diff --git a/cpdf.mli b/cpdf.mli
index e9de765..5176a02 100644
--- a/cpdf.mli
+++ b/cpdf.mli
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ val blank_document_paper : Pdfpaper.t -> int -> Pdf.t
 
 (** Add page labels. *)
 val add_page_labels :
-  Pdf.t -> Pdfpagelabels.labelstyle -> string option -> int -> int list -> unit 
+  Pdf.t -> bool -> Pdfpagelabels.labelstyle -> string option -> int -> int list -> unit 
 
 (** {2 Miscellany} *)
 
diff --git a/cpdfcommand.ml b/cpdfcommand.ml
index 724c97a..67afb80 100644
--- a/cpdfcommand.ml
+++ b/cpdfcommand.ml
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ type args =
    mutable labelstyle : Pdfpagelabels.labelstyle;
    mutable labelprefix : string option;
    mutable labelstartval : int;
+   mutable labelsprogress : bool;
    mutable squeeze : bool;
    mutable original_filename : string;
    mutable was_encrypted : bool;
@@ -508,6 +509,7 @@ let args =
    labelstyle = Pdfpagelabels.DecimalArabic;
    labelprefix = None;
    labelstartval = 1;
+   labelsprogress = false;
    squeeze = false;
    original_filename = "";
    was_encrypted = false;
@@ -602,6 +604,7 @@ let reset_arguments () =
   args.labelstyle <- Pdfpagelabels.DecimalArabic;
   args.labelprefix <- None;
   args.labelstartval <- 1;
+  args.labelsprogress <- false;
   args.embedfonts <- true;
   args.extract_text_font_size <- None;
   args.padwith <- None;
@@ -1382,6 +1385,9 @@ let setlabelprefix s =
 let setlabelstartval i =
   args.labelstartval <- i
 
+let setlabelsprogress () =
+  args.labelsprogress <- true
+
 let setcpdflin s = 
   args.cpdflin <- Some s
 
@@ -2038,6 +2044,9 @@ and specs =
    ("-label-startval",
       Arg.Int setlabelstartval,
       " Set label start value (default 1)");
+   ("-labels-progress",
+      Arg.Unit setlabelsprogress,
+      " Label start value progresses with multiple ranges");
    ("-remove-dict-entry",
     Arg.String setremovedictentry,
     " Remove an entry from all dictionaries");
@@ -4344,7 +4353,7 @@ let go () =
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op false in
         let range = parse_pagespec pdf (get_pagespec ()) in
           Cpdf.add_page_labels
-            pdf args.labelstyle args.labelprefix args.labelstartval range;
+            pdf args.labelsprogress args.labelstyle args.labelprefix args.labelstartval range;
           write_pdf false pdf
   | Some RemovePageLabels ->
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op false in