diff --git a/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/80rescue.cfg b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/80rescue.cfg
index e8e446b7..db3ad6b7 100644
--- a/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/80rescue.cfg
+++ b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/80rescue.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 label rescue
   menu label ^Rescue LiveCD
   kernel alt0/vmlinuz
-  append initrd=alt0/full.cz fastboot live showopts automatic=method:cdrom ramdisk_size=@rescue_size@ stagename=rescue
+  append initrd=alt0/full.cz fastboot live showopts automatic=method:cdrom ramdisk_size=@rescue_size@ stagename=rescue @rescue_bootargs@
 
diff --git a/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/82rescue_rw.cfg b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/82rescue_rw.cfg
index 41ded117..61c53607 100644
--- a/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/82rescue_rw.cfg
+++ b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/82rescue_rw.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 label rescue_session
   menu label Rescue with sess^ions support
   kernel alt0/vmlinuz
-  append initrd=alt0/full.cz fastboot live showopts automatic=method:cdrom ramdisk_size=@rescue_size@ stagename=rescue live_rw
+  append initrd=alt0/full.cz fastboot live showopts automatic=method:cdrom ramdisk_size=@rescue_size@ stagename=rescue live_rw @rescue_bootargs@
 
diff --git a/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/83rescue_fm.cfg b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/83rescue_fm.cfg
index d3e14d4b..87791fd0 100644
--- a/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/83rescue_fm.cfg
+++ b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/83rescue_fm.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 label rescue_forensic
   menu label ^Forensic mode (leave disks alone)
   kernel alt0/vmlinuz
-  append initrd=alt0/full.cz fastboot live showopts automatic=method:cdrom ramdisk_size=@rescue_size@ stagename=rescue max_loop=16 forensic hash=@rescue_hash@
+  append initrd=alt0/full.cz fastboot live showopts automatic=method:cdrom ramdisk_size=@rescue_size@ stagename=rescue max_loop=16 forensic hash=@rescue_hash@ @rescue_bootargs@
 
diff --git a/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/84rescue_remote.cfg b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/84rescue_remote.cfg
index 986ecca8..642f48da 100644
--- a/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/84rescue_remote.cfg
+++ b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/84rescue_remote.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 label rescue_remote
   menu label Rescue with remote SSH ^access (DHCP)
   kernel alt0/vmlinuz
-  append initrd=alt0/full.cz fastboot live showopts automatic=method:cdrom ramdisk_size=@rescue_size@ stagename=rescue quiet ip=dhcp port=22 rootpw=AUTO
+  append initrd=alt0/full.cz fastboot live showopts automatic=method:cdrom ramdisk_size=@rescue_size@ stagename=rescue quiet ip=dhcp port=22 rootpw=AUTO @rescue_bootargs@
 
diff --git a/features.in/syslinux/generate.mk b/features.in/syslinux/generate.mk
index 64139ff8..7d14db25 100644
--- a/features.in/syslinux/generate.mk
+++ b/features.in/syslinux/generate.mk
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ bootargs: clean
 		sed -i "s,@bootargs@,$(STAGE2_BOOTARGS)," $(DSTDIR)/*.cfg; \
 	fi; \
 	sed -i "s,@bootargs@,," $(DSTDIR)/*.cfg
+	@if [ -n "$(RESCUE_BOOTARGS)" ]; then \
+		sed -i "s,@rescue_bootargs@,$(RESCUE_BOOTARGS)," $(DSTDIR)/*.cfg; \
+	fi; \
+	sed -i "s,@rescue_bootargs@,," $(DSTDIR)/*.cfg
 
 clean: copy
 	@if [ "$(SYSLINUX_UI)" = gfxboot ]; then \