diff --git a/cmd/kubectx/flags.go b/cmd/kubectx/flags.go
index 060cd1c..0a40f4d 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectx/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectx/flags.go
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ func parseArgs(argv []string) Op {
 		return ListOp{}
 	}
 
+	if argv[0] == "-q" {
+		if cmdutil.IsInteractiveMode(os.Stdout) {
+			if len(argv) > 1 {
+				return InteractiveSwitchOp{SelfCmd: os.Args[0], Query: argv[1]}
+			} else {
+				return UnsupportedOp{Err: fmt.Errorf("'-q' needs an argument")}
+			}
+		} else {
+			return UnsupportedOp{Err: fmt.Errorf("'-q' only works in interactive mode")}
+		}
+	}
 	if argv[0] == "-d" {
 		if len(argv) == 1 {
 			if cmdutil.IsInteractiveMode(os.Stdout) {
diff --git a/cmd/kubectx/flags_test.go b/cmd/kubectx/flags_test.go
index 071e3bf..9ac14a9 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectx/flags_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectx/flags_test.go
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ func Test_parseArgs_new(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "too many args",
 			args: []string{"a", "b", "c"},
 			want: UnsupportedOp{Err: fmt.Errorf("too many arguments")}},
+		{name: "missing query",
+			args: []string{"-q"},
+			want: UnsupportedOp{Err: fmt.Errorf("'-q' only works in interactive mode")},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cmd/kubectx/fzf.go b/cmd/kubectx/fzf.go
index 5006129..7840973 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectx/fzf.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectx/fzf.go
@@ -31,14 +31,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 type InteractiveSwitchOp struct {
-	SelfCmd string
+	SelfCmd  string
+	Query    string
+	FzfFlags []string
 }
 
 type InteractiveDeleteOp struct {
 	SelfCmd string
 }
 
-func (op InteractiveSwitchOp) Run(_, stderr io.Writer) error {
+func (op InteractiveSwitchOp) Run(stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer) error {
+	if op.Query != "" {
+		op.FzfFlags = append(op.FzfFlags, "-q", op.Query)
+	}
+	return op._Run(stdout, stderr)
+}
+
+func (op InteractiveSwitchOp) _Run(_, stderr io.Writer) error {
 	// parse kubeconfig just to see if it can be loaded
 	kc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(kubeconfig.DefaultLoader)
 	if err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {
@@ -49,8 +58,11 @@ func (op InteractiveSwitchOp) Run(_, stderr io.Writer) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "kubeconfig error")
 	}
 	kc.Close()
-
-	cmd := exec.Command("fzf", "--ansi", "--no-preview")
+	fzfFlags := append([]string{"--ansi", "--no-preview"}, op.FzfFlags...)
+	cmd := exec.Command(
+		"fzf",
+		fzfFlags...,
+	)
 	var out bytes.Buffer
 	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
 	cmd.Stderr = stderr
diff --git a/cmd/kubectx/help.go b/cmd/kubectx/help.go
index 020d2a3..876eb63 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectx/help.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectx/help.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func printUsage(out io.Writer) error {
   %PROG% <NEW_NAME>=.          : rename current-context to <NEW_NAME>
   %PROG% -u, --unset           : unset the current context
   %PROG% -d <NAME> [<NAME...>] : delete context <NAME> ('.' for current-context)
+  %PROG% -q <QUERY>            : start the finder with the given query
   %SPAC%                         (this command won't delete the user/cluster entry
   %SPAC%                          referenced by the context entry)
   %PROG% -h,--help             : show this message