diff --git a/deluge/main.py b/deluge/main.py
index 278dbf9ea..146dcdb14 100644
--- a/deluge/main.py
+++ b/deluge/main.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ DEFAULT_PREFS = {
     "default_ui": "gtk"
 }
 
+
 def start_ui():
     """Entry point for ui script"""
     deluge.common.setup_translations()
@@ -70,19 +71,29 @@ def start_ui():
     config.save()
     del config
 
+    # reconstruct arguments to hand off to child client
+    client_args = []
+    if options.args:
+        import shlex
+        client_args.extend(shlex.split(options.args))
+    client_args.extend(args)
+
     try:
         if selected_ui == "gtk":
             log.info("Starting GtkUI..")
-            from deluge.ui.gtkui.gtkui import GtkUI
-            ui = GtkUI(args)
+            from deluge.ui.gtkui.gtkui import Gtk
+            ui = Gtk(skip_common=True)
+            ui.start(client_args)
         elif selected_ui == "web":
             log.info("Starting WebUI..")
-            from deluge.ui.web.web import WebUI
-            ui = WebUI(args)
+            from deluge.ui.web.web import Web
+            ui = Web(skip_common=True)
+            ui.start(client_args)
         elif selected_ui == "console":
             log.info("Starting ConsoleUI..")
-            from deluge.ui.console.main import ConsoleUI
-            ui = ConsoleUI(options.args)
+            from deluge.ui.console.main import Console
+            ui = Console(skip_common=True)
+            ui.start(client_args)
     except ImportError, e:
         import sys
         import traceback
diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/main.py b/deluge/ui/console/main.py
index 2b141589b..2aa981ebe 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/main.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/main.py
@@ -37,14 +37,15 @@ class Console(_UI):
 
     help = """Starts the Deluge console interface"""
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(Console, self).__init__("console")
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(Console, self).__init__("console", *args, **kwargs)
         group = optparse.OptionGroup(self.parser, "Console Options", "These daemon connect options will be "
                                      "used for commands, or if console ui autoconnect is enabled.")
         group.add_option("-d", "--daemon", dest="daemon_addr")
         group.add_option("-p", "--port", dest="daemon_port", type="int")
         group.add_option("-u", "--username", dest="daemon_user")
         group.add_option("-P", "--password", dest="daemon_pass")
+
         self.parser.add_option_group(group)
         self.parser.disable_interspersed_args()
 
@@ -81,8 +82,8 @@ class Console(_UI):
                                        % os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]), cmds=self.console_cmds)
         self.parser.add_option_group(cmd_group)
 
-    def start(self):
-        super(Console, self).start()
+    def start(self, args=None):
+        super(Console, self).start(args)
         ConsoleUI(self.args, self.console_cmds, (self.options.daemon_addr, self.options.daemon_port,
                                                  self.options.daemon_user, self.options.daemon_pass))
 
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
index 8deb36ed2..53698b31c 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ class Gtk(_UI):
 
     help = """Starts the Deluge GTK+ interface"""
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(Gtk, self).__init__("gtk")
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(Gtk, self).__init__("gtk", *args, **kwargs)
 
-    def start(self):
-        super(Gtk, self).start()
+    def start(self, args=None):
+        super(Gtk, self).start(args)
         GtkUI(self.args)
 
 
diff --git a/deluge/ui/ui.py b/deluge/ui/ui.py
index 94df93b69..828d763f4 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/ui.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/ui.py
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@
 # See LICENSE for more details.
 #
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import logging
-import sys
+import optparse
 
 import deluge.common
 import deluge.configmanager
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ if 'dev' not in deluge.common.get_version():
 
 class _UI(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, name="gtk"):
+    def __init__(self, name="gtk", skip_common=False):
         self.__name = name
 
         if name == "gtk":
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ class _UI(object):
         else:
             deluge.common.setup_translations()
 
-        self.__parser = CommonOptionParser()
+        self.__parser = optparse.OptionParser() if skip_common else CommonOptionParser()
 
     @property
     def name(self):
@@ -60,10 +58,12 @@ class _UI(object):
     def args(self):
         return self.__args
 
-    def start(self):
-        # Make sure all arguments are unicode
-        argv = deluge.common.unicode_argv()[1:]
-        (self.__options, self.__args) = self.__parser.parse_args(argv)
+    def start(self, args=None):
+        if args is None:
+            # Make sure all arguments are unicode
+            args = deluge.common.unicode_argv()[1:]
+
+        self.__options, self.__args = self.__parser.parse_args(args)
 
         log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/web.py b/deluge/ui/web/web.py
index 449948381..633c104bc 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/web.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/web.py
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class Web(_UI):
 
     help = """Starts the Deluge web interface"""
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(Web, self).__init__("web")
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(Web, self).__init__("web", *args, **kwargs)
         self.__server = None
 
         group = OptionGroup(self.parser, "Web Options")
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class Web(_UI):
     def server(self):
         return self.__server
 
-    def start(self):
-        super(Web, self).start()
+    def start(self, args=None):
+        super(Web, self).start(args)
 
         # Steps taken from http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/programmer/faq/
         # Section 1.7