diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ArgumentBean.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ArgumentBean.java
index db4f4c9d..4d7fa8bc 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ArgumentBean.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ArgumentBean.java
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ public class ArgumentBean {
 	@Option(name = "-script", usage = "Run Groovy script")
 	public String script = null;
 	
+	@Option(name = "-trust-script", usage = "Lift scripting restrictions")
+	public boolean trustScript = false;
+	
 	@Option(name = "--log", usage = "Log level", metaVar = "[all, config, info, warning]")
 	public String log = "all";
 	
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ArgumentProcessor.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ArgumentProcessor.java
index a9d31586..a45245e9 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ArgumentProcessor.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ArgumentProcessor.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class ArgumentProcessor {
 				bindings.put("args", args.getFiles(false));
 				
 				Analytics.trackEvent("CLI", "ExecuteScript", args.getScriptLocation().getProtocol());
-				ScriptShell shell = new ScriptShell(cli, args, AccessController.getContext());
+				ScriptShell shell = new ScriptShell(cli, args, args.trustScript, AccessController.getContext());
 				shell.evaluate(script, bindings);
 			}
 			
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ScriptShell.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ScriptShell.java
index e00a8cf1..bc81d394 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ScriptShell.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/cli/ScriptShell.java
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ import net.sourceforge.filebot.web.MovieIdentificationService;
 class ScriptShell {
 	
 	private final ScriptEngine engine = new GroovyScriptEngineFactory().getScriptEngine();
+	private final boolean trustScript;
 	
 
-	public ScriptShell(CmdlineInterface cli, ArgumentBean args, AccessControlContext acc) throws ScriptException {
+	public ScriptShell(CmdlineInterface cli, ArgumentBean args, boolean trustScript, AccessControlContext acc) throws ScriptException {
+		this.trustScript = trustScript;
+		
 		// setup script context
 		ScriptContext context = new SimpleScriptContext();
 		context.setBindings(initializeBindings(cli, args, acc), ScriptContext.GLOBAL_SCOPE);
@@ -67,6 +70,10 @@ class ScriptShell {
 	
 
 	public Object evaluate(final String script, final Bindings bindings) throws Exception {
+		if (trustScript) {
+			return engine.eval(script, bindings);
+		}
+		
 		try {
 			return AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedExceptionAction<Object>() {