diff --git a/legendary/cli.py b/legendary/cli.py
index 79cd730..52b1990 100644
--- a/legendary/cli.py
+++ b/legendary/cli.py
@@ -694,7 +694,10 @@ class LegendaryCLI:
             if params.environment:
                 logger.debug('Environment overrides: {}'.format(', '.join(
                     f'{k}={v}' for k, v in params.environment.items())))
-            subprocess.Popen(full_params, cwd=params.working_directory, env=full_env)
+            p = subprocess.Popen(full_params, cwd=params.working_directory, env=full_env)
+            if args.wait:
+                logger.debug('Waiting for program to finish...')
+                p.wait()
 
     def _launch_origin(self, args):
         game = self.core.get_game(app_name=args.app_name)
@@ -2727,6 +2730,7 @@ def main():
                                help='Launch Origin to activate or run the game.')
     launch_parser.add_argument('--json', dest='json', action='store_true',
                                help='Print launch information as JSON and exit')
+    launch_parser.add_argument('--wait', dest='wait', action='store_true', help='Wait for game to finish running')
 
     if os.name != 'nt':
         launch_parser.add_argument('--wine', dest='wine_bin', action='store', metavar='<wine binary>',