diff --git a/mockgen/mockgen.go b/mockgen/mockgen.go
index 0fac86b..cca4467 100644
--- a/mockgen/mockgen.go
+++ b/mockgen/mockgen.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ var (
 	mockNames              = flag.String("mock_names", "", "Comma-separated interfaceName=mockName pairs of explicit mock names to use. Mock names default to 'Mock'+ interfaceName suffix.")
 	packageOut             = flag.String("package", "", "Package of the generated code; defaults to the package of the input with a 'mock_' prefix.")
 	selfPackage            = flag.String("self_package", "", "The full package import path for the generated code. The purpose of this flag is to prevent import cycles in the generated code by trying to include its own package. This can happen if the mock's package is set to one of its inputs (usually the main one) and the output is stdio so mockgen cannot detect the final output package. Setting this flag will then tell mockgen which import to exclude.")
+	writeCmdComment        = flag.Bool("write_command_comment", true, "Writes the command used as a comment if true.")
 	writePkgComment        = flag.Bool("write_package_comment", true, "Writes package documentation comment (godoc) if true.")
 	writeSourceComment     = flag.Bool("write_source_comment", true, "Writes original file (source mode) or interface names (reflect mode) comment if true.")
 	writeGenerateDirective = flag.Bool("write_generate_directive", false, "Add //go:generate directive to regenerate the mock")
@@ -313,16 +314,18 @@ func (g *generator) Generate(pkg *model.Package, outputPkgName string, outputPac
 			g.p("// Source: %v (interfaces: %v)", g.srcPackage, g.srcInterfaces)
 		}
 	}
-	g.p("//")
-	g.p("// Generated by this command:")
-	g.p("//")
-	// only log the name of the executable, not the full path
-	name := filepath.Base(os.Args[0])
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		name = strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".exe")
+	if *writeCmdComment {
+		g.p("//")
+		g.p("// Generated by this command:")
+		g.p("//")
+		// only log the name of the executable, not the full path
+		name := filepath.Base(os.Args[0])
+		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+			name = strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".exe")
+		}
+		g.p("//\t%v", strings.Join(append([]string{name}, os.Args[1:]...), " "))
+		g.p("//")
 	}
-	g.p("//\t%v", strings.Join(append([]string{name}, os.Args[1:]...), " "))
-	g.p("//")
 
 	// Get all required imports, and generate unique names for them all.
 	im := pkg.Imports()