diff --git a/collects/scribble/latex-properties.rkt b/collects/scribble/latex-properties.rkt
index 5ad7a87c37..58e56c1dc3 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/latex-properties.rkt
+++ b/collects/scribble/latex-properties.rkt
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
  [tex-addition ([path (or/c path-string? (cons/c 'collects (listof bytes?)) bytes?)])]
  [latex-defaults ([prefix (or/c bytes? path-string? (cons/c 'collects (listof bytes?)))]
                   [style (or/c bytes? path-string? (cons/c 'collects (listof bytes?)))]
-                  [extra-files (listof (or/c path-string? (cons/c 'collects (listof bytes?))))])])
+                  [extra-files (listof (or/c path-string? (cons/c 'collects (listof bytes?))))])]
+ [command-extras ([arguments (listof string?)])])
diff --git a/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt b/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt
index 5388286491..f12ebf1154 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt
+++ b/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt
@@ -418,6 +418,10 @@
                               (color->string (background-color-property-color v)))
                       (loop (cdr l) tt?)
                       (printf "}")]
+                     [(command-extras? (car l))
+                      (loop (cdr l) tt?)
+                      (for ([l (in-list (command-extras-arguments (car l)))])
+                        (printf "{~a}" l))]
                      [else (loop (cdr l) tt?)]))))))
         (when part-label?
           (printf "}"))
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
index 38112b451e..87ab530624 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
@@ -823,6 +823,9 @@ The following @tech{style properties} are currently recognized:
         name} is a string, render the elements content exactly
         (without escapes).}
 
+  @item{@racket[command-extras] structure --- For Latex output,
+         adds strings as arguments to the Latex command.}
+
 ]}
 
 
@@ -1502,14 +1505,7 @@ rendering.
 See also @racketmodname[scribble/latex-prefix].}
 
 
-@defstruct[latex-auto-extra-files ([paths (listof (or/c path-string? 
-                                                        (cons/c 'collects (listof bytes?))))])]{
+@defstruct[command-extras ([arguments (listof string?)])]{
 
-Used as a @tech{style property} for the main @racket[part] of a
-document to supply extra files needed to build the document via the
-@exec{scribble} command-line tool (for @DFlag{latex} and @DFlag{pdf}
-mode).
-
-Languages (used with @hash-lang[]) like
-@racketmodname[scribble/sigplan] add this property to a document to specify
-appropriate extra files.}
+Used as a @tech{style property} on an @racket[element] to add extra
+arguments to the element's command in Latex output.}
diff --git a/doc/release-notes/racket/HISTORY.txt b/doc/release-notes/racket/HISTORY.txt
index 95708cdd41..b2a697b5ea 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes/racket/HISTORY.txt
+++ b/doc/release-notes/racket/HISTORY.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 5.3.2.2
 Added file-truncate
+scribble/latex-properties: added command-extras
 
 Version 5.3.2.1
 srfi/19: made compatible with date* structs, produces