diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e613397..e588331 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project(caesiumclt)
 
 # The version number.
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-set(VERSION_MINOR 11)
+set(VERSION_MINOR 12)
 set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
 
 configure_file(
diff --git a/src/error.c b/src/error.c
index e2e6b21..c290249 100644
--- a/src/error.c
+++ b/src/error.c
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ const char *get_error_message(int code)
 			return "-S has no effect without -R.";
 		case 12:
 			return "Cannot set output folder inside the input one";
+		case 13:
+			return "Scale factor must be > 0 and <= 1.0. Setting it to 1.0.";
+		case 14:
+			return "Scale factor parsing error.";
 
 		default:
 			return "Unrecognized error.";
diff --git a/src/helper.c b/src/helper.c
index e98ef82..c09ffb8 100644
--- a/src/helper.c
+++ b/src/helper.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ cclt_options parse_arguments(char **argv, cs_image_pars *options)
 			{"quality",        'q', OPTPARSE_REQUIRED},
 			{"exif",           'e', OPTPARSE_NONE},
 			{"output",         'o', OPTPARSE_REQUIRED},
+			{"scale",		   's', OPTPARSE_REQUIRED},
 			{"recursive",      'R', OPTPARSE_NONE},
 			{"keep-structure", 'S', OPTPARSE_NONE},
 			{"dry-run",        'd', OPTPARSE_NONE},
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ cclt_options parse_arguments(char **argv, cs_image_pars *options)
 	while ((option = optparse_long(&opts, longopts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (option) {
 			case 'q':
-				options->jpeg.quality = (int) strtol(opts.optarg, (char **) NULL, 10);;
+				options->jpeg.quality = (int) strtol(opts.optarg, (char **) NULL, 10);
 				if (options->jpeg.quality < 0 || options->jpeg.quality > 100) {
 					display_error(ERROR, 1);
 				}
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ cclt_options parse_arguments(char **argv, cs_image_pars *options)
 #endif
 				}
 				break;
+			case 's':
+				options->jpeg.scale_factor = options->png.scale_factor = parse_scale_factor(opts.optarg);
+				break;
 			case 'R':
 				parameters.recursive = true;
 				break;
@@ -107,14 +111,14 @@ cclt_options parse_arguments(char **argv, cs_image_pars *options)
 		if (is_directory(resolved_path)) {
 			if (!files_flag) {
 				folders_flag = true;
-
-				if (resolved_path[strlen(resolved_path) - 1] != '/' && resolved_path[strlen(resolved_path) - 1] != '\\') {
+				size_t len = strlen(resolved_path);
+				if (resolved_path[len - 1] != '/' && resolved_path[strlen(resolved_path) - 1] != '\\') {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-					resolved_path[strlen(resolved_path)] = '\\';
+					resolved_path[len] = '\\';
 #else
-					resolved_path[strlen(resolved_path)] = '/';
+					resolved_path[len] = '/';
 #endif
-					resolved_path[strlen(resolved_path)] = '\0';
+					resolved_path[len + 1] = '\0';
 				}
 
 				snprintf(parameters.input_folder, strlen(resolved_path) + 1, "%s", resolved_path);
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 7914c4b..34c813f 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ void print_help()
 					"\t-q, --quality\t\tset output file quality between [0-100], 0 for optimization\n"
 					"\t-e, --exif\t\tkeeps EXIF info during compression\n"
 					"\t-o, --output\t\toutput folder\n"
+					"\t-s, --scale\t\tscale the image. Allowed values are [.x, 0.x, n/d, xx%%].\n\t\t\t\tMust be > 0 and <= 1.0.\n"
 					"\t-R, --recursive\t\tif input is a folder, scan subfolders too\n"
 					"\t-S, --keep-structure\tkeep the folder structure, use with -R\n"
 					"\t-d, --dry-run\t\tdo not really compress files but just show output paths\n"
@@ -168,6 +169,79 @@ bool file_exists(const char *file_path)
 	return (stat(file_path, &buffer) == 0);
 }
 
+int strndx(const char *string, const char search)
+{
+	char *pointer = strchr(string, search);
+	if (pointer == NULL) {
+		return -1;
+	} else {
+		return (int) (pointer - string);
+	}
+}
+
+double parse_scale_factor(const char *factor_string)
+{
+	/*
+	 * We're gonna accept scaling factor as such:
+	 * a. 0.5 or .5 or 1
+	 * b. 3/4
+	 * c. 80%
+	 * We're gonna test a. last since it's "standard"
+	 */
+	int index;
+	bool parse_error = false;
+	double scale_factor = 1.0;
+
+	if ((index = strndx(factor_string, '/')) != -1
+		&& strndx(factor_string, '%') == -1) {
+		if (index == 0 || index == strlen(factor_string) - 1) {
+			parse_error = true;
+		} else {
+			char *num_str = malloc((index + 1) * sizeof(char));
+			char *den_str = malloc((strlen(factor_string) - index) * sizeof(char));
+			snprintf(num_str, index + 1, "%s", factor_string);
+			snprintf(den_str, strlen(factor_string) - index, "%s", factor_string + index + 1);
+			long num = strtol(num_str, (char **) NULL, 10);
+			long den = strtol(den_str, (char **) NULL, 10);
+			if (num > 0 && den > 0) {
+				scale_factor = (double) num / (double) den;
+			} else {
+				parse_error = true;
+			}
+		}
+	} else if ((index = strndx(factor_string, '%')) != -1
+			   && strndx(factor_string, '/') == -1) {
+		if (index != strlen(factor_string) - 1) {
+			parse_error = true;
+		} else {
+			char *num_str = malloc((index + 1) * sizeof(char));
+			snprintf(num_str, index + 1, "%s", factor_string);
+			long num = strtol(num_str, (char **) NULL, 10);
+			scale_factor = (double) num / 100.0;
+			free(num_str);
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Maybe it's just a number!
+		char *endstr;
+		scale_factor = strtod(factor_string, &endstr);
+		if (scale_factor == 0.0 || endstr[0] != '\0') {
+			parse_error = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (parse_error) {
+		display_error(WARNING, 14);
+		exit(-14);
+	}
+
+	if (scale_factor <= 0 || scale_factor > 1.0) {
+		display_error(WARNING, 13);
+		return 1.0;
+	}
+	return scale_factor;
+}
+
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 char *str_replace(char *orig, char *rep, char *with) {
 	char *result; // the return string
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index 87de3c6..2acc863 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ int mkpath(const char *pathname);
 
 bool file_exists(const char* file_path);
 
+int strndx(const char* string, const char search);
+
+double parse_scale_factor(const char* factor_string);
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 char *str_replace(char *orig, char *rep, char *with);
 char *strsep(char **stringp, const char *delim);