diff --git a/vlib/cli/flag.v b/vlib/cli/flag.v
index 5f0bba5c0a..3c9eb6b198 100644
--- a/vlib/cli/flag.v
+++ b/vlib/cli/flag.v
@@ -25,24 +25,44 @@ pub fn (flags []Flag) get_bool(name string) ?bool {
 	return flag.value == 'true'
 }
 
+pub fn (flags []Flag) get_bool_or(name string, or_value bool) bool {
+	value := flags.get_bool(name) or { return or_value }
+	return value
+}
+
 pub fn (flags []Flag) get_int(name string) ?int {
 	flag := flags.get(name) or { return error(err) }
 	if flag.flag != .int { return error('invalid flag type') }
 	return flag.value.int()
 }
 
+pub fn (flags []Flag) get_int_or(name string, or_value int) int {
+	value := flags.get_int(name) or { return or_value }
+	return value
+}
+
 pub fn (flags []Flag) get_float(name string) ?f32 {
 	flag := flags.get(name) or { return error(err) }
 	if flag.flag != .float { return error('invalid flag type') }
 	return flag.value.f32()
 }
 
+pub fn (flags []Flag) get_float_or(name string, or_value f32) f32 {
+	value := flags.get_float(name) or { return or_value }
+	return value
+}
+
 pub fn (flags []Flag) get_string(name string) ?string {
 	flag := flags.get(name) or { return error(err) }
 	if flag.flag != .string { return error('invalid flag type') }
 	return flag.value
 }
 
+pub fn (flags []Flag) get_string_or(name string, or_value string) string {
+	value := flags.get_string(name) or { return or_value }
+	return value
+}
+
 // parse flag value from arguments and return arguments with all consumed element removed
 fn (flag mut Flag) parse(args []string) ?[]string {
 	if flag.matches(args) {