diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator/generator/generator_tags.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator/generator/generator_tags.rb
index 123c155..81c4466 100644
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator/generator/generator_tags.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator/generator/generator_tags.rb
@@ -56,10 +56,29 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
     #
     # @return [Array]
     def get_filtered_tags(all_tags)
-      filtered_tags = filter_between_tags(all_tags)
+      filtered_tags = filter_since_tag(all_tags)
+      filtered_tags = filter_between_tags(filtered_tags)
       filter_excluded_tags(filtered_tags)
     end
 
+    def filter_since_tag(all_tags)
+      filtered_tags = all_tags
+      tag = @options[:since_tag]
+      if tag
+        if all_tags.map(&:name).include? tag
+          idx = all_tags.index { |t| t.name == tag }
+          if idx > 0
+            filtered_tags = all_tags[0..idx - 1]
+          else
+            filtered_tags = []
+          end
+        else
+          Helper.log.warn "Warning: can't find tag #{tag}, specified with --since-tag option."
+        end
+      end
+      filtered_tags
+    end
+
     def filter_between_tags(all_tags)
       filtered_tags = all_tags
       if @options[:between_tags]
diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
index f06d452..ff1b6f9 100644
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
@@ -110,9 +110,12 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
         opts.on("--between-tags  x,y,z", Array, "Change log will be filled only between specified tags") do |list|
           options[:between_tags] = list
         end
-        opts.on("--exclude-tags  x,y,z", Array, "Change log will be exclude specified tags") do |list|
+        opts.on("--exclude-tags  x,y,z", Array, "Change log will exclude specified tags") do |list|
           options[:exclude_tags] = list
         end
+        opts.on("--since-tag  x", "Change log will start after specified tag") do |v|
+          options[:since_tag] = v
+        end
         opts.on("--max-issues [NUMBER]", Integer, "Max number of issues to fetch from GitHub. Default is unlimited") do |max|
           options[:max_issues] = max
         end
diff --git a/spec/unit/generator/generator_tags_spec.rb b/spec/unit/generator/generator_tags_spec.rb
index 5dd00c2..ec69c05 100644
--- a/spec/unit/generator/generator_tags_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/generator/generator_tags_spec.rb
@@ -89,6 +89,22 @@ describe GitHubChangelogGenerator::Generator do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#filter_since_tag" do
+    subject { generator.filter_since_tag(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1 2 3))) }
+
+    context "with valid since tag" do
+      let(:generator) { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Generator.new(since_tag: "2") }
+      it { is_expected.to be_a Array }
+      it { is_expected.to match_array(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1))) }
+    end
+
+    context "with invalid since tag" do
+      let(:generator) { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Generator.new(since_tag: %w(invalid tags)) }
+      it { is_expected.to be_a Array }
+      it { is_expected.to match_array(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1 2 3))) }
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#get_time_of_tag" do
     current_time = Time.now
     before(:all) { @generator = GitHubChangelogGenerator::Generator.new }