diff --git a/src/cargo.rs b/src/cargo.rs
index f12b5802..256a81e0 100644
--- a/src/cargo.rs
+++ b/src/cargo.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn run_cargo(
     let start = Instant::now();
     let argv = cargo_argv(build_dir.path(), packages, phase, options);
     let env = vec![
-        ("CARGO_ENCODED_RUSTFLAGS".to_owned(), rustflags()),
+        ("CARGO_ENCODED_RUSTFLAGS".to_owned(), rustflags(options)),
         // The tests might use Insta <https://insta.rs>, and we don't want it to write
         // updates to the source tree, and we *certainly* don't want it to write
         // updates and then let the test pass.
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ fn cargo_argv(
 ///
 /// See <https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/environment-variables.html>
 /// <https://doc.rust-lang.org/rustc/lints/levels.html#capping-lints>
-fn rustflags() -> String {
-    let rustflags: Vec<String> = if let Some(rustflags) = env::var_os("CARGO_ENCODED_RUSTFLAGS") {
+fn rustflags(options: &Options) -> String {
+    let mut rustflags: Vec<String> = if let Some(rustflags) = env::var_os("CARGO_ENCODED_RUSTFLAGS")
+    {
         rustflags
             .to_str()
             .expect("CARGO_ENCODED_RUSTFLAGS is not valid UTF-8")
@@ -162,7 +163,9 @@ fn rustflags() -> String {
         // TODO: build.rustflags config value.
         Vec::new()
     };
-    // rustflags.push("--cap-lints=allow".to_owned());
+    if options.cap_lints {
+        rustflags.push("--cap-lints=warn".to_owned());
+    }
     // debug!("adjusted rustflags: {:?}", rustflags);
     rustflags.join("\x1f")
 }
@@ -290,6 +293,17 @@ mod test {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn cap_lints_passed_to_cargo() {
+        let args = Args::try_parse_from(["mutants", "--cap-lints=true"].as_slice()).unwrap();
+        let options = Options::from_args(&args).unwrap();
+        let build_dir = Utf8Path::new("/tmp/buildXYZ");
+        assert_eq!(
+            cargo_argv(build_dir, None, Phase::Check, &options)[1..],
+            ["check", "--tests", "--workspace",]
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn feature_args_passed_to_cargo() {
         let args = Args::try_parse_from(
@@ -315,21 +329,34 @@ mod test {
         fn rustflags_with_no_environment_variables() {
             env::remove_var("RUSTFLAGS");
             env::remove_var("CARGO_ENCODED_RUSTFLAGS");
-            assert_eq!(rustflags(), "");
+            assert_eq!(
+                rustflags(&Options {
+                    cap_lints: true,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                }),
+                "--cap-lints=warn"
+            );
         }
 
         #[test]
         fn rustflags_added_to_existing_encoded_rustflags() {
             env::set_var("RUSTFLAGS", "--something\x1f--else");
             env::remove_var("CARGO_ENCODED_RUSTFLAGS");
-            assert_eq!(rustflags(), "--something\x1f--else");
+            let options = Options {
+                cap_lints: true,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+            assert_eq!(rustflags(&options), "--something\x1f--else\x1f--cap-lints=warn");
         }
 
         #[test]
         fn rustflags_added_to_existing_rustflags() {
             env::set_var("RUSTFLAGS", "-Dwarnings");
             env::remove_var("CARGO_ENCODED_RUSTFLAGS");
-            assert_eq!(rustflags(), "-Dwarnings");
+            assert_eq!(rustflags(&Options {
+                cap_lints: true,
+                ..Default::default()
+            }), "-Dwarnings\x1f--cap-lints=warn");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f25cf4e5..ac6ce962 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ pub struct Args {
     #[arg(long, value_enum, default_value_t = BaselineStrategy::Run, help_heading = "Execution")]
     baseline: BaselineStrategy,
 
+    /// Turn off all rustc lints, so that denied warnings won't make mutants unviable.
+    #[arg(long, action = ArgAction::Set, default_value_t = false, help_heading = "Build")]
+    cap_lints: bool,
+
     /// Print mutants that were caught by tests.
     #[arg(long, short = 'v', help_heading = "Output")]
     caught: bool,
diff --git a/src/options.rs b/src/options.rs
index 6902eccd..34422e39 100644
--- a/src/options.rs
+++ b/src/options.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ pub struct Options {
     /// Run tests in an unmutated tree?
     pub baseline: BaselineStrategy,
 
+    /// Turn off all lints.
+    pub cap_lints: bool,
+
     /// Don't run the tests, just see if each mutant builds.
     pub check_only: bool,
 
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@ impl Options {
                 &config.additional_cargo_test_args,
             ),
             baseline: args.baseline,
+            cap_lints: args.cap_lints,
             check_only: args.check,
             colors: args.colors,
             emit_json: args.json,