diff --git a/gtkdochelper.py b/gtkdochelper.py
index 6f1694559..16ddf6047 100755
--- a/gtkdochelper.py
+++ b/gtkdochelper.py
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ parser.add_argument('--subdir', dest='subdir')
 parser.add_argument('--headerdir', dest='headerdir')
 parser.add_argument('--mainfile', dest='mainfile')
 parser.add_argument('--modulename', dest='modulename')
+parser.add_argument('--htmlargs', dest='htmlargs', default='')
 
-
-def build_gtkdoc(source_root, build_root, doc_subdir, src_subdir, main_file, module):
+def build_gtkdoc(source_root, build_root, doc_subdir, src_subdir,
+                 main_file, module, html_args):
     abs_src = os.path.join(source_root, src_subdir)
     abs_out = os.path.join(build_root, doc_subdir)
     htmldir = os.path.join(abs_out, 'html')
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ def build_gtkdoc(source_root, build_root, doc_subdir, src_subdir, main_file, mod
         os.mkdir(htmldir)
     except Exception:
         pass
-    mkhtml_cmd = ['gtkdoc-mkhtml', module]
+    mkhtml_cmd = ['gtkdoc-mkhtml', module] + html_args
     if len(main_file) > 0:
         # Workaround for
         # https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753145
@@ -77,12 +78,17 @@ def install_gtkdoc(build_root, doc_subdir, install_prefix, datadir, module):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     options = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
+    if len(options.htmlargs) >0:
+        htmlargs = options.htmlargs.split('@@')
+    else:
+        htmlargs = []
     build_gtkdoc(options.sourcedir,
                  options.builddir,
                  options.subdir,
                  options.headerdir,
                  options.mainfile,
-                 options.modulename)
+                 options.modulename,
+                 htmlargs)
 
     if 'MESON_INSTALL_PREFIX' in os.environ:
         if 'DESTDIR' in os.environ:
diff --git a/modules/gnome.py b/modules/gnome.py
index a744ab222..9e2b4761e 100644
--- a/modules/gnome.py
+++ b/modules/gnome.py
@@ -233,6 +233,17 @@ class GnomeModule:
                 '--headerdir=' + header_dir,
                 '--mainfile=' + main_file,
                 '--modulename=' + modulename]
+        try:
+            html_args = kwargs['html_args']
+            if not isinstance(html_args, list):
+                html_args = [html_args]
+            for i in html_args:
+                if not isinstance(i, str):
+                    raise MesonException('html_args values must be strings.')
+        except KeyError:
+            html_args = []
+        if len(html_args) > 0:
+            args.append('--htmlargs=' + '@@'.join(html_args))
         res = [build.RunTarget(targetname, command, args, state.subdir)]
         if kwargs.get('install', True):
             res.append(build.InstallScript([command] + args))