diff --git a/bench/commands/utils.py b/bench/commands/utils.py
index 9e829887..87cb15b3 100644
--- a/bench/commands/utils.py
+++ b/bench/commands/utils.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import sys, os, copy
 @click.command('start')
 @click.option('--no-dev', is_flag=True, default=False)
 @click.option('--concurrency', '-c', type=str)
-def start(no_dev, concurrency):
+@click.option('--procfile', '-p', type=str)
+def start(no_dev, concurrency, procfile):
 	"Start Frappe development processes"
 	from bench.utils import start
-	start(no_dev=no_dev, concurrency=concurrency)
+	start(no_dev=no_dev, concurrency=concurrency, procfile=procfile)
 
 
 @click.command('restart')
diff --git a/bench/utils.py b/bench/utils.py
index c0fd88df..84f98909 100755
--- a/bench/utils.py
+++ b/bench/utils.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def get_program(programs):
 def get_process_manager():
 	return get_program(['foreman', 'forego', 'honcho'])
 
-def start(no_dev=False, concurrency=None):
+def start(no_dev=False, concurrency=None, procfile=None):
 	program = get_process_manager()
 	if not program:
 		raise Exception("No process manager found")
@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@ def start(no_dev=False, concurrency=None):
 	if concurrency:
 		command.extend(['-c', concurrency])
 
+	if procfile:
+		command.extend(['-f', procfile])
+
 	os.execv(program, command)
 
 def check_cmd(cmd, cwd='.'):