diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index f33fa4b..3c2f57e 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 - Examine the use of taskstats for measuring memory
-- Make --inherit-fds accept a list of fd's to inherit
diff --git a/isolate.1.txt b/isolate.1.txt
index 7470aa7..9382e6f 100644
--- a/isolate.1.txt
+++ b/isolate.1.txt
@@ -125,12 +125,15 @@ OPTIONS
 	to permit communication, you can use this switch to keep the child process
 	in parent's network namespace.
 
-*--inherit-fds*::
+*--inherit-fds*[*=*'fd1'*,*'fd2'*,...*]::
 	By default, isolate closes all file descriptors passed from its parent
 	except for descriptors 0, 1, and 2.
 	This prevents unintentional descriptor leaks. In some cases, passing extra
 	descriptors to the sandbox can be desirable, so you can use this switch
 	to make them survive.
+	If a comma-separated list of file descriptor numbers is provided as an argument,
+	only file descriptors in this list are inherited. If the option is used without
+	an argument, all file descriptors are inherited.
 
 *-v, --verbose*::
 	Tell the sandbox manager to be verbose and report on what is going on.
diff --git a/isolate.c b/isolate.c
index 68e3f9f..64d411d 100644
--- a/isolate.c
+++ b/isolate.c
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ static int redir_stderr_to_stdout;
 static char *set_cwd;
 static int share_net;
 static int inherit_fds;
+static int inherit_fd_num = 0;
+static unsigned inherit_fd_list[100];
 static int default_dirs = 1;
 static int tty_hack;
 
@@ -840,8 +842,10 @@ run(char **argv)
   if (!dir_exists("box"))
     die("Box directory not found, did you run `%s --init'?", self_name());
 
-  if (!inherit_fds)
-    close_all_fds();
+  if (inherit_fds == 0)
+    close_all_fds(0, NULL);
+  else if (inherit_fds == 2)
+    close_all_fds(inherit_fd_num, inherit_fd_list);
 
   chowntree("box", box_uid, box_gid);
   cleanup_ownership = 1;
@@ -917,7 +921,7 @@ Options:\n\
 -x, --extra-time=<time>\tSet extra timeout, before which a timing-out program is not yet killed,\n\
 \t\t\tso that its real execution time is reported (seconds, fractions allowed)\n\
 -e, --full-env\t\tInherit full environment of the parent process\n\
-    --inherit-fds\t\tInherit all file descriptors of the parent process\n\
+    --inherit-fds[=FD1,FD2,...]\t\tInherit specified file descriptors (or all file decriptors) from the parent process\n\
 -m, --mem=<size>\tLimit address space to <size> KB\n\
 -M, --meta=<file>\tOutput process information to <file> (name:value)\n\
 -q, --quota=<blk>,<ino>\tSet disk quota to <blk> blocks and <ino> inodes\n\
@@ -974,7 +978,7 @@ static const struct option long_opts[] = {
   { "env",		1, NULL, 'E' },
   { "extra-time",	1, NULL, 'x' },
   { "full-env",		0, NULL, 'e' },
-  { "inherit-fds",	0, NULL, OPT_INHERIT_FDS },
+  { "inherit-fds",	2, NULL, OPT_INHERIT_FDS },
   { "init",		0, NULL, OPT_INIT },
   { "mem",		1, NULL, 'm' },
   { "meta",		1, NULL, 'M' },
@@ -1122,7 +1126,32 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	share_net = 1;
 	break;
       case OPT_INHERIT_FDS:
-	inherit_fds = 1;
+	if (optarg)
+	  {
+	    inherit_fds = 2;
+	    inherit_fd_num = 0;
+	    const char *fdstr = optarg;
+	    while (1)
+	      {
+		char *end = NULL;
+		unsigned long fd = strtoul(fdstr, &end, 10);
+		if (end == fdstr)
+		  die("Invalid number in --inherit-fds");
+		if (inherit_fd_num >= ARRAY_SIZE(inherit_fd_list) - 1)
+		  die("Too many fds in --inherit-fds");
+		inherit_fd_list[inherit_fd_num++] = fd;
+		if (*end == '\0')
+		  break;
+		else if (*end == ',')
+		  fdstr = end + 1;
+		else
+		  die("Invalid character in --inherit-fds list");
+	      }
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    inherit_fds = 1;
+	  }
 	break;
       case OPT_STDERR_TO_STDOUT:
 	redir_stderr = NULL;
diff --git a/isolate.h b/isolate.h
index 27cfca7..5bd32e2 100644
--- a/isolate.h
+++ b/isolate.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int dir_exists(char *path);
 void rmtree(char *path);
 void make_dir(char *path);
 void chowntree(char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
-void close_all_fds(void);
+void close_all_fds(int num_exceptions, unsigned *exceptions);
 
 void meta_open(const char *name);
 void meta_close(void);
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 3ea6783..19bbb36 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ chowntree(char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
 static int fd_to_keep = -1;
 
 void
-close_all_fds(void)
+close_all_fds(int num_exceptions, unsigned *exceptions)
 {
   /* Close all file descriptors except 0, 1, 2 */
 
@@ -134,7 +134,14 @@ close_all_fds(void)
 	continue;
       if (fd >= 0 && fd <= 2 || fd == dir_fd || fd == fd_to_keep)
 	continue;
-      close(fd);
+      int want_close = 1;
+      for (int i = 0; i < num_exceptions; i++)
+	{
+	  if (fd == exceptions[i])
+	    want_close = 0;
+	}
+      if (want_close)
+	close(fd);
     }
 
   closedir(dir);