diff --git a/manicito b/manicito
index a4f6fc6..526498b 100755
--- a/manicito
+++ b/manicito
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ usage() {
 	echo
 	echo '  -h             print this message and exit'
 	echo '  -H             file used to store/check quoted posts; to avoid duplicates'
+	echo '  -s             scope for posts, one of: public/[unlisted]/private/direct'
 	echo
 	echo 'Posts tagged under HASHTAG will all be quote-posted to the'
 	echo 'Mastodon-compatible server at SERVER_URL.'
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ quote_posts() {
 #     post_json $tagged_post-json
 post_json() {
 	local tagged_post_json="$1"
-	printf '{ "content_type": "text/html", "visibility": "unlisted",'
+	printf '{ "content_type": "text/html", "visibility": "%s",' "$FEDI_SCOPE"
 	printf '"quote_id": "%s",' "$(echo "$tagged_post_json" | jq  -r .id)"
 	printf '"expires_in": %s,' 864000
 	printf '"status": "%s" }\n' "$(post_body "$tagged_post_json")"
@@ -176,7 +177,10 @@ env_subst() {
 }
 
 
-while getopts 'hH:' arg; do
+FEDI_SCOPE="unlisted" # Default value.
+
+
+while getopts 'hH:s:' arg; do
 	case $arg in
 		h)
 			usage
@@ -185,9 +189,26 @@ while getopts 'hH:' arg; do
 		H)
 			HISTORY_FILE="$OPTARG"
 			;;
+		s)
+			OPTARG="$(echo "$OPTARG" | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')"
+			if test "$OPTARG" = "unlisted" -o "$OPTARG" = "public" \
+					-o "$OPTARG" = "private" -o "$OPTARG" = "direct"; then
+				FEDI_SCOPE="$OPTARG"
+			else
+				1>&2 echo '$OPTARG is an invalid scope; must be one of:'
+				1>&2 echo '    • unlisted'
+				1>&2 echo '    • public'
+				1>&2 echo '    • private'
+				1>&2 echo '    • direct'
+				1>&2 echo
+                1>&2 echo 'Run with -h for more information.'
+				exit 6
+			fi
+			;;
 	esac
 done
 
+
 shift $((OPTIND-1))
 HASHTAG="$1"
 FEDI_SERVER="$2"