diff --git a/plugins/cli/src/lib.rs b/plugins/cli/src/lib.rs
index 3e144376..df9fe75c 100644
--- a/plugins/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ pub use parser::{ArgData, Matches, SubcommandMatches};
 pub struct Cli<R: Runtime>(PluginApi<R, Config>);
 
 impl<R: Runtime> Cli<R> {
-    pub fn matches(&self) -> Result<parser::Matches> {
-        parser::get_matches(self.0.config(), self.0.app().package_info())
+    pub fn matches(&self, args: Option<Vec<String>>) -> Result<parser::Matches> {
+        parser::get_matches(self.0.config(), self.0.app().package_info(), args)
     }
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl<R: Runtime, T: Manager<R>> CliExt<R> for T {
 
 #[tauri::command]
 fn cli_matches<R: Runtime>(_app: AppHandle<R>, cli: State<'_, Cli<R>>) -> Result<parser::Matches> {
-    cli.matches()
+    cli.matches(None::<Vec<String>>)
 }
 
 pub fn init<R: Runtime>() -> TauriPlugin<R, Config> {
diff --git a/plugins/cli/src/parser.rs b/plugins/cli/src/parser.rs
index 64ec2fb7..25e12568 100644
--- a/plugins/cli/src/parser.rs
+++ b/plugins/cli/src/parser.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ impl Matches {
 ///     Ok(())
 ///   });
 /// ```
-pub fn get_matches(cli: &Config, package_info: &PackageInfo) -> crate::Result<Matches> {
+pub fn get_matches(
+    cli: &Config,
+    package_info: &PackageInfo,
+    args: Option<Vec<String>>,
+) -> crate::Result<Matches> {
     let about = cli
         .description()
         .unwrap_or(&package_info.description.to_string())
@@ -92,7 +96,17 @@ pub fn get_matches(cli: &Config, package_info: &PackageInfo) -> crate::Result<Ma
         Some(&about),
         cli,
     );
-    match app.try_get_matches() {
+
+    let matches = if let Some(mut args) = args {
+        // try_get_matches_from assumes the first argument is the command name,
+        // so we prepend something to get the correct matches.
+        args.insert(0, package_info.name.clone());
+        app.try_get_matches_from(args)
+    } else {
+        app.try_get_matches()
+    };
+
+    match matches {
         Ok(matches) => Ok(get_matches_internal(cli, &matches)),
         Err(e) => match e.kind() {
             ErrorKind::DisplayHelp => {