diff --git a/src/niceload b/src/niceload
index 54fe00d3..8b1b5c11 100755
--- a/src/niceload
+++ b/src/niceload
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ if(defined $opt::load) { multiply_binary_prefix($opt::load); }
 my $limit = Limit->new();
 my $process = Process->new($opt::nice,@ARGV);
 $::exitstatus = 0;
-if(@opt::pid) {
+if(@opt::prg) {
+    # Find all pids of prg
+    my $out = `pidof -x @opt::prg`;
+    $process->set_pid(split /\s+/,$out);
+} elsif(@opt::pid) {
     $process->set_pid(@opt::pid);
 } elsif (@ARGV) {
     # Wait until limit is below start_limit and run_limit
@@ -168,6 +172,7 @@ sub get_options_from_array {
 	 "noswap|N" => \$opt::noswap,
 
 	 "nice|n=i" => \$opt::nice,
+	 "program|prg=s" => \@opt::prg,
 	 "process|pid|p=s" => \@opt::pid,
 	 "suspend|s=s" => \$opt::suspend,
 	 "recheck|t=s" => \$opt::recheck,
diff --git a/src/niceload.pod b/src/niceload.pod
index b7cddc4c..eabd86dc 100644
--- a/src/niceload.pod
+++ b/src/niceload.pod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ niceload - slow down a program when the load average is above a certain limit
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
 B<niceload> [-v] [-h] [-n nice] [-I io] [-L load] [-M mem] [-N]
-[--sensor program] [-t time] [-s time|-f factor] ( command | -p PID )
+[--sensor program] [-t time] [-s time|-f factor] ( command | -p PID [-p PID ...] )
 
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -101,11 +101,20 @@ B<--noswap> will set both B<--start-noswap> and B<run-noswap>.
 Sets niceness. See B<nice>(1).
 
 
-=item B<-p> I<PID>
+=item B<-p> I<PID> (alpha testing)
 
-=item B<--pid> I<PID>
+=item B<--pid> I<PID> (alpha testing)
 
-Process ID of process to suspend.
+Process ID of process to suspend. You can specify multiple process IDs
+with multiple B<-p> I<PID>.
+
+
+=item B<--prg> I<program> (alpha testing)
+
+=item B<--program> I<program> (alpha testing)
+
+Name of running program to suspend. You can specify multiple programs
+with multiple B<--prg> I<program>.
 
 
 =item B<--quote>
diff --git a/src/niceload.texi b/src/niceload.texi
index eaf025de..c42124b8 100644
--- a/src/niceload.texi
+++ b/src/niceload.texi
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ niceload - slow down a program when the load average is above a certain limit
 @anchor{SYNOPSIS}
 
 @strong{niceload} [-v] [-h] [-n nice] [-I io] [-L load] [-M mem] [-N]
-[--sensor program] [-t time] [-s time|-f factor] ( command | -p PID )
+[--sensor program] [-t time] [-s time|-f factor] ( command | -p PID [-p PID ...] )
 
 @chapter DESCRIPTION
 @anchor{DESCRIPTION}
@@ -118,13 +118,23 @@ indication that the system is memory stressed.
 
 Sets niceness. See @strong{nice}(1).
 
-@item @strong{-p} @emph{PID}
-@anchor{@strong{-p} @emph{PID}}
+@item @strong{-p} @emph{PID} (alpha testing)
+@anchor{@strong{-p} @emph{PID} (alpha testing)}
 
-@item @strong{--pid} @emph{PID}
-@anchor{@strong{--pid} @emph{PID}}
+@item @strong{--pid} @emph{PID} (alpha testing)
+@anchor{@strong{--pid} @emph{PID} (alpha testing)}
 
-Process ID of process to suspend.
+Process ID of process to suspend. You can specify multiple process IDs
+with multiple @strong{-p} @emph{PID}.
+
+@item @strong{--prg} @emph{program} (alpha testing)
+@anchor{@strong{--prg} @emph{program} (alpha testing)}
+
+@item @strong{--program} @emph{program} (alpha testing)
+@anchor{@strong{--program} @emph{program} (alpha testing)}
+
+Name of running program to suspend. You can specify multiple programs
+with multiple @strong{--prg} @emph{program}.
 
 @item @strong{--quote}
 @anchor{@strong{--quote}}
diff --git a/testsuite/tests-to-run/niceload04.sh b/testsuite/tests-to-run/niceload04.sh
index 63a2c6e0..9092125b 100755
--- a/testsuite/tests-to-run/niceload04.sh
+++ b/testsuite/tests-to-run/niceload04.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 # force load > 10
 while uptime | grep -v age:.[1-9][0-9].[0-9][0-9] >/dev/null ; do (timeout 5 nice burnP6 2>/dev/null &) done
 
-sleep 1 &
-PID1=$!
-sleep 1 &
-PID2=$!
-sleep 1 &
-PID3=$!
-stdout /usr/bin/time -f %e niceload -l 8 -H -p $PID1 -p $PID2 -p $PID3 | perl -ne '$_ >= 5 and print "OK\n"'
+sleep 2 &
+export PID1=$!
+sleep 2 &
+export PID2=$!
+sleep 2 &
+export PID3=$!
+echo '### multiple -p'
+  stdout /usr/bin/time -f %e niceload -l 9 -H -p $PID1 -p $PID2 -p $PID3 | perl -ne '$_ => 5 and print "Multiple -p OK\n"'
+
+sleep 2 &
+sleep 2 &
+sleep 2 &
+echo '### --prg'
+  stdout /usr/bin/time -f %e niceload -l 7 -H --prg sleep | perl -ne '$_ => 5 and print "--prg OK\n"'
diff --git a/testsuite/wanted-results/niceload04 b/testsuite/wanted-results/niceload04
index d86bac9d..1f46a994 100644
--- a/testsuite/wanted-results/niceload04
+++ b/testsuite/wanted-results/niceload04
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-OK
+### multiple -p
+Multiple -p OK
+### --prg
+--prg OK