diff --git a/src/info.rs b/src/info.rs
index 0320aef07..b4b420c80 100644
--- a/src/info.rs
+++ b/src/info.rs
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ impl Info {
         image_backend: Option<Box<dyn ImageBackend>>,
         no_merges: bool,
         color_blocks_flag: bool,
+        author_nb: usize,
     ) -> Result<Info> {
         let repo = Repository::discover(&dir).map_err(|_| Error::NotGitRepo)?;
         let workdir = repo.workdir().ok_or(Error::BareGitRepo)?;
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ impl Info {
 
         let config = Info::get_configuration(&repo)?;
         let current_commit_info = Info::get_current_commit_info(&repo)?;
-        let authors = Info::get_authors(workdir_str, no_merges, 3);
+        let authors = Info::get_authors(workdir_str, no_merges, author_nb);
         let (git_v, git_user) = Info::get_git_info(workdir_str);
         let version = Info::get_version(workdir_str)?;
         let commits = Info::get_commits(workdir_str, no_merges)?;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a8803dc3c..7796c5df7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,13 @@ Possible values: [{0}{1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8}{9}{10}{11}{12}{13}{14}{15}]",
                 .long("no-color-blocks")
                 .help("Hide the color blocks"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("authors-number")
+                .short("A")
+                .long("authors-number")
+                .takes_value(true)
+                .help("Defines the number of authors to be shown"),
+        )
         .get_matches();
 
     if matches.is_present("languages") {
@@ -231,6 +238,7 @@ Possible values: [{0}{1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8}{9}{10}{11}{12}{13}{14}{15}]",
     }
 
     let dir = String::from(matches.value_of("directory").unwrap());
+
     let custom_logo: Language = if let Some(ascii_language) = matches.value_of("ascii-language") {
         Language::from_str(&ascii_language.to_lowercase()).unwrap()
     } else {
@@ -301,6 +309,12 @@ Possible values: [{0}{1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8}{9}{10}{11}{12}{13}{14}{15}]",
 
     let color_blocks_flag = matches.is_present("no-color-blocks");
 
+    let author_number: usize = if let Some(value) = matches.value_of("authors-number") {
+        usize::from_str(value).unwrap()
+    } else {
+        3
+    };
+
     let info = Info::new(
         &dir,
         custom_logo,
@@ -311,6 +325,7 @@ Possible values: [{0}{1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8}{9}{10}{11}{12}{13}{14}{15}]",
         image_backend,
         no_merges,
         color_blocks_flag,
+        author_number,
     )?;
 
     print!("{}", info);