diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 64f1d5f4..bc249c27 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ const FlagSetByCobraAnnotation = "cobra_annotation_flag_set_by_cobra"
 // FParseErrWhitelist configures Flag parse errors to be ignored
 type FParseErrWhitelist flag.ParseErrorsWhitelist
 
+// FErrorHandling defines how to handle flag parsing errors
+type FErrorHandling flag.ErrorHandling
+
+const (
+	// ContinueOnError will return an err from Parse() if an error is found
+	ContinueOnError FErrorHandling = iota
+	// ExitOnError will call os.Exit(2) if an error is found when parsing
+	ExitOnError
+	// PanicOnError will panic() if an error is found when parsing flags
+	PanicOnError
+)
+
 // Command is just that, a command for your application.
 // E.g.  'go run ...' - 'run' is the command. Cobra requires
 // you to define the usage and description as part of your command
@@ -226,6 +238,9 @@ type Command struct {
 	// SuggestionsMinimumDistance defines minimum levenshtein distance to display suggestions.
 	// Must be > 0.
 	SuggestionsMinimumDistance int
+
+	// FlagErrorHandling defines how to handle flag parsing errors. Defaults to flag.ContinueOnError.
+	FlagErrorHandling FErrorHandling
 }
 
 // Context returns underlying command context. If command was executed
@@ -1480,7 +1495,7 @@ func (c *Command) GlobalNormalizationFunc() func(f *flag.FlagSet, name string) f
 // to this command (local and persistent declared here and by all parents).
 func (c *Command) Flags() *flag.FlagSet {
 	if c.flags == nil {
-		c.flags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
+		c.flags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), (flag.ErrorHandling)(c.FlagErrorHandling))
 		if c.flagErrorBuf == nil {
 			c.flagErrorBuf = new(bytes.Buffer)
 		}
@@ -1494,7 +1509,7 @@ func (c *Command) Flags() *flag.FlagSet {
 func (c *Command) LocalNonPersistentFlags() *flag.FlagSet {
 	persistentFlags := c.PersistentFlags()
 
-	out := flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
+	out := flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), (flag.ErrorHandling)(c.FlagErrorHandling))
 	c.LocalFlags().VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
 		if persistentFlags.Lookup(f.Name) == nil {
 			out.AddFlag(f)
@@ -1508,7 +1523,7 @@ func (c *Command) LocalFlags() *flag.FlagSet {
 	c.mergePersistentFlags()
 
 	if c.lflags == nil {
-		c.lflags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
+		c.lflags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), (flag.ErrorHandling)(c.FlagErrorHandling))
 		if c.flagErrorBuf == nil {
 			c.flagErrorBuf = new(bytes.Buffer)
 		}
@@ -1535,7 +1550,7 @@ func (c *Command) InheritedFlags() *flag.FlagSet {
 	c.mergePersistentFlags()
 
 	if c.iflags == nil {
-		c.iflags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
+		c.iflags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), (flag.ErrorHandling)(c.FlagErrorHandling))
 		if c.flagErrorBuf == nil {
 			c.flagErrorBuf = new(bytes.Buffer)
 		}
@@ -1563,7 +1578,7 @@ func (c *Command) NonInheritedFlags() *flag.FlagSet {
 // PersistentFlags returns the persistent FlagSet specifically set in the current command.
 func (c *Command) PersistentFlags() *flag.FlagSet {
 	if c.pflags == nil {
-		c.pflags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
+		c.pflags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), (flag.ErrorHandling)(c.FlagErrorHandling))
 		if c.flagErrorBuf == nil {
 			c.flagErrorBuf = new(bytes.Buffer)
 		}
@@ -1576,9 +1591,9 @@ func (c *Command) PersistentFlags() *flag.FlagSet {
 func (c *Command) ResetFlags() {
 	c.flagErrorBuf = new(bytes.Buffer)
 	c.flagErrorBuf.Reset()
-	c.flags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
+	c.flags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), (flag.ErrorHandling)(c.FlagErrorHandling))
 	c.flags.SetOutput(c.flagErrorBuf)
-	c.pflags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
+	c.pflags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), (flag.ErrorHandling)(c.FlagErrorHandling))
 	c.pflags.SetOutput(c.flagErrorBuf)
 
 	c.lflags = nil
@@ -1695,7 +1710,7 @@ func (c *Command) mergePersistentFlags() {
 // If c.parentsPflags == nil, it makes new.
 func (c *Command) updateParentsPflags() {
 	if c.parentsPflags == nil {
-		c.parentsPflags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
+		c.parentsPflags = flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), (flag.ErrorHandling)(c.FlagErrorHandling))
 		c.parentsPflags.SetOutput(c.flagErrorBuf)
 		c.parentsPflags.SortFlags = false
 	}