diff --git a/include/cxxopts.hpp b/include/cxxopts.hpp
index 1381ab3..7e86365 100644
--- a/include/cxxopts.hpp
+++ b/include/cxxopts.hpp
@@ -1220,6 +1220,28 @@ namespace cxxopts
 
     std::vector<KeyValue> m_sequential;
   };
+  
+  struct Option 
+  {
+    Option
+    (
+      const std::string& opts,
+      const std::string& desc,
+      const std::shared_ptr<const Value>& value = ::cxxopts::value<bool>(),
+      const std::string& arg_help = ""
+    )
+    : opts_(opts)
+    , desc_(desc)
+    , value_(value)
+    , arg_help_(arg_help)
+    {
+    }
+
+    std::string opts_;
+    std::string desc_;
+    std::shared_ptr<const Value> value_;
+    std::string arg_help_;
+  };  
 
   class Options
   {
@@ -1272,6 +1294,20 @@ namespace cxxopts
 
     OptionAdder
     add_options(std::string group = "");
+	
+	void
+    add_options
+	(
+	  const std::string& group,
+	  std::initializer_list<Option> options
+	);
+
+	void
+	add_option
+	(
+	  const std::string& group,
+	  const Option& option
+	);
 
     void
     add_option
@@ -1512,6 +1548,21 @@ ParseResult::ParseResult
 }
 
 inline
+void 
+Options::add_options
+(
+  const std::string &group,
+  std::initializer_list<Option> options
+) 
+{
+ OptionAdder option_adder(*this, group);
+ for (const auto &option: options) 
+ {
+   option_adder(option.opts_, option.desc_, option.value_, option.arg_help_);
+ }
+}
+
+inline
 OptionAdder
 Options::add_options(std::string group)
 {
@@ -1890,6 +1941,17 @@ void
 Options::add_option
 (
   const std::string& group,
+  const Option& option
+)
+{
+	add_options(group, {option});
+}
+
+inline
+void
+Options::add_option
+(
+  const std::string& group,
   const std::string& s,
   const std::string& l,
   std::string desc,
diff --git a/test/options.cpp b/test/options.cpp
index 25b5ea3..8c3f23d 100644
--- a/test/options.cpp
+++ b/test/options.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Basic options", "[options]")
   CHECK(arguments[1].key() == "short");
   CHECK(arguments[2].key() == "value");
   CHECK(arguments[3].key() == "av");
-  
+
   CHECK_THROWS_AS(result["nothing"].as<std::string>(), std::domain_error&);
 }
 
@@ -684,3 +684,86 @@ TEST_CASE("Invalid option syntax", "[options]") {
     CHECK_THROWS_AS(options.parse(argc, argv), cxxopts::option_syntax_exception&);
   }
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("Options empty", "[options]") {
+  cxxopts::Options options("Options list empty", " - test empty option list");
+  options.add_options();
+  options.add_options("");
+  options.add_options("", {});
+  options.add_options("test");
+
+  Argv argv_({
+       "test",
+       "--unknown"
+     });
+  auto argc = argv_.argc();
+  char** argv = argv_.argv();
+
+  CHECK(options.groups().empty());
+  CHECK_THROWS_AS(options.parse(argc, argv), cxxopts::option_not_exists_exception&);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Initializer list with group", "[options]") {
+  cxxopts::Options options("Initializer list group", " - test initializer list with group");
+
+  options.add_options("", {
+    {"a, address", "server address", cxxopts::value<std::string>()->default_value("127.0.0.1")},
+    {"p, port",  "server port",  cxxopts::value<std::string>()->default_value("7110"), "PORT"},
+  });
+
+  cxxopts::Option help{"h,help", "Help"};
+
+  options.add_options("TEST_GROUP", {
+    {"t, test", "test option"},
+    help
+  });
+
+  Argv argv({
+      "test",
+      "--address",
+      "10.0.0.1",
+      "-p",
+      "8000",
+      "-t",
+    });
+  char** actual_argv = argv.argv();
+  auto argc = argv.argc();
+  auto result = options.parse(argc, actual_argv);
+
+  CHECK(options.groups().size() == 2);
+  CHECK(result.count("address") == 1);
+  CHECK(result.count("port") == 1);
+  CHECK(result.count("test") == 1);
+  CHECK(result.count("help") == 0);
+  CHECK(result["address"].as<std::string>() == "10.0.0.1");
+  CHECK(result["port"].as<std::string>() == "8000");
+  CHECK(result["test"].as<bool>() == true);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Option add with add_option(string, Option)", "[options]") {
+  cxxopts::Options options("Option add with add_option", " - test Option add with add_option(string, Option)");
+
+  cxxopts::Option option_1("t,test", "test option", cxxopts::value<int>()->default_value("7"), "TEST");
+
+  options.add_option("", option_1);
+  options.add_option("TEST", {"a,aggregate", "test option 2", cxxopts::value<int>(), "AGGREGATE"});
+
+  Argv argv_({
+       "test",
+       "--test",
+       "5",
+       "-a",
+       "4"
+     });
+  auto argc = argv_.argc();
+  char** argv = argv_.argv();
+  auto result = options.parse(argc, argv);
+
+  CHECK(result.arguments().size()==2);
+  CHECK(options.groups().size() == 2);
+  CHECK(result.count("address") == 0);
+  CHECK(result.count("aggregate") == 1);
+  CHECK(result.count("test") == 1);
+  CHECK(result["aggregate"].as<int>() == 4);
+  CHECK(result["test"].as<int>() == 5);
+}