diff --git a/doc/genkernel.8.txt b/doc/genkernel.8.txt
index ff04a8e..994d7de 100644
--- a/doc/genkernel.8.txt
+++ b/doc/genkernel.8.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ KERNEL CONFIGURATION
 *--*[*no-*]*menuconfig*::
     Runs, or does not run "make menuconfig" after running "make oldconfig".
 
+*--*[*no-*]*nconfig*::
+    Runs, or does not run "make nconfig" after running "make oldconfig".
+
 *--*[*no-*]*save-config*::
     Saves, or does not save the kernel configuration to '/etc/kernels'
     if the kernel is successfully compiled.
diff --git a/gen_cmdline.sh b/gen_cmdline.sh
index e491913..4092ef0 100755
--- a/gen_cmdline.sh
+++ b/gen_cmdline.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ longusage() {
   echo "  Kernel Configuration settings"
   echo "	--menuconfig		Run menuconfig after oldconfig"
   echo "	--no-menuconfig		Do not run menuconfig after oldconfig"
+  echo "	--nconfig		Run nconfig after oldconfig"
+  echo "	--no-nconfig		Do not run nconfig after oldconfig"
   echo "	--gconfig			Run gconfig after oldconfig"
   echo "	--no-gconfig		Don't run gconfig after oldconfig"
   echo "	--xconfig			Run xconfig after oldconfig"
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ usage() {
   echo
   echo 'Some useful options:'
   echo '	--menuconfig		Run menuconfig after oldconfig'
+  echo '	--nconfig		Run nconfig after oldconfig (requires ncurses)'
   echo '	--no-clean		Do not run make clean before compilation'
   echo '	--no-mrproper		Do not run make mrproper before compilation,'
   echo '				this is implied by --no-clean.'
@@ -356,6 +359,14 @@ parse_cmdline() {
 			CMD_MENUCONFIG=0
 			print_info 2 "CMD_MENUCONFIG: ${CMD_MENUCONFIG}"
 			;;
+		--nconfig)
+			CMD_NCONFIG=1
+			print_info 2 "CMD_NCONFIG: ${CMD_NCONFIG}"
+			;;
+		--no-nconfig)
+			CMD_NCONFIG=0
+			print_info 2 "CMD_NCONFIG: ${CMD_NCONFIG}"
+			;;
 		--gconfig|--no-gconfig)
 			CMD_GCONFIG=`parse_optbool "$*"`
 			print_info 2 "CMD_GCONFIG: ${CMD_GCONFIG}"
diff --git a/gen_configkernel.sh b/gen_configkernel.sh
index fbfed3e..2b70fa5 100755
--- a/gen_configkernel.sh
+++ b/gen_configkernel.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ config_kernel() {
 		print_info 1 'kernel: >> Invoking menuconfig...'
 		compile_generic menuconfig kernelruntask
 		[ "$?" ] || gen_die 'Error: menuconfig failed!'
+	elif isTrue ${NCONFIG}
+	then
+		print_info 1 'kernel: >> Invoking nconfig...'
+		compile_generic nconfig kernelruntask
+		[ "$?" ] || gen_die 'Error: nconfig failed!'
 	elif isTrue ${CMD_GCONFIG}
 	then
 		print_info 1 'kernel: >> Invoking gconfig...'
diff --git a/gen_determineargs.sh b/gen_determineargs.sh
index fbe7d95..4e016d6 100755
--- a/gen_determineargs.sh
+++ b/gen_determineargs.sh
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ determine_real_args() {
 	set_config_with_override BOOL   POSTCLEAR            CMD_POSTCLEAR
 	set_config_with_override BOOL   MRPROPER             CMD_MRPROPER
 	set_config_with_override BOOL   MENUCONFIG           CMD_MENUCONFIG
+	set_config_with_override BOOL   NCONFIG              CMD_NCONFIG
 	set_config_with_override BOOL   CLEAN                CMD_CLEAN
 
 	set_config_with_override STRING MINKERNPACKAGE       CMD_MINKERNPACKAGE
diff --git a/genkernel.conf b/genkernel.conf
index 306e848..e9f5ae1 100644
--- a/genkernel.conf
+++ b/genkernel.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ OLDCONFIG="yes"
 # Run 'make menuconfig' before compiling this kernel?
 MENUCONFIG="no"
 
+# Run 'make nconfig' (ncurses 'menuconfig') before compiling this kernel?
+NCONFIG="no"
+
+# Note, that two previous lines are mutual exclusive (logically), while
+# MENUCONFIG has a higher priority if both them is enabled.
+
 # Run 'make clean' before compilation?
 # If set to NO, implies MRPROPER WILL NOT be run
 # Also, if clean is NO, it won't copy over any configuration