diff --git a/lock-screen.sh b/lock-screen.sh
index 1b62078..2b60f34 100755
--- a/lock-screen.sh
+++ b/lock-screen.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+local i3lock_args=()
+
+for arg; do
+    case "${arg}"; in
+    --no-empty-pass|-e)
+        i3lock_args+=(-e)
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
 dunstctl set-paused true
 xset dpms 0 0 15
-i3lock -e -n -i "$1"
+i3lock ${i3lock_args} -n -i "$1"
 xset -dpms
 dunstctl set-paused false
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