diff --git a/jrnl.py b/jrnl.py
index cb85f88b..2cfbeb0f 100755
--- a/jrnl.py
+++ b/jrnl.py
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     reading = parser.add_argument_group('Reading', 'Specifying either of these parameters will display posts of your journal')
     reading.add_argument('-from', dest='start_date', metavar="date", help='View entries after this date')
     reading.add_argument('-to', dest='end_date', metavar="date", help='View entries before this date')
+    reading.add_argument('-and', dest='strict', action="store_true", help='Filter by tags using AND (default: OR)')
     reading.add_argument('-n', dest='limit', default=None, metavar="N", help='Shows the last n entries matching the filter', nargs="?", type=int)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -223,6 +224,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         journal.write()
 
     else: # read mode
-        journal.filter(tags=args.text, start_date=args.start_date, end_date=args.end_date)
+        journal.filter(tags=args.text, start_date=args.start_date, end_date=args.end_date, strict=args.strict)
         journal.limit(args.limit)
         print journal