diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 196ba439c..7e50f5196 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Base
-FROM golang:1.20.6-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.21.4-alpine AS builder
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache git build-base gcc musl-dev
 WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c20a76d65..31a66e2b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 # Installation Instructions
 
-`httpx` requires **go1.20** to install successfully. Run the following command to get the repo:
+`httpx` requires **go1.21** to install successfully. Run the following command to get the repo:
 
 ```sh
 go install -v github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/cmd/httpx@latest
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ PROBES:
 HEADLESS:
    -ss, -screenshot                 enable saving screenshot of the page using headless browser
    -system-chrome                   enable using local installed chrome for screenshot
+   -ho, -headless-options string[]  start headless chrome with additional options
    -esb, -exclude-screenshot-bytes  enable excluding screenshot bytes from json output
    -ehb, -exclude-headless-body     enable excluding headless header from json output
 
diff --git a/runner/headless.go b/runner/headless.go
index 40b81eb62..fb76e3448 100644
--- a/runner/headless.go
+++ b/runner/headless.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-rod/rod"
 	"github.com/go-rod/rod/lib/launcher"
+	"github.com/go-rod/rod/lib/launcher/flags"
 	"github.com/go-rod/rod/lib/proto"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	fileutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/file"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ type Browser struct {
 	// pids    map[int32]struct{}
 }
 
-func NewBrowser(proxy string, useLocal bool) (*Browser, error) {
+func NewBrowser(proxy string, useLocal bool, optionalArgs map[string]string) (*Browser, error) {
 	dataStore, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "nuclei-*")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not create temporary directory")
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ func NewBrowser(proxy string, useLocal bool) (*Browser, error) {
 	if proxy != "" {
 		chromeLauncher = chromeLauncher.Proxy(proxy)
 	}
+
+	for k, v := range optionalArgs {
+		chromeLauncher.Set(flags.Flag(k), v)
+	}
+
 	launcherURL, err := chromeLauncher.Launch()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/runner/options.go b/runner/options.go
index 36b9c43f3..898ff8f8e 100644
--- a/runner/options.go
+++ b/runner/options.go
@@ -287,8 +287,10 @@ type Options struct {
 	UseInstalledChrome bool
 	TlsImpersonate     bool
 	DisableStdin       bool
-	NoScreenshotBytes  bool
-	NoHeadlessBody     bool
+	// HeadlessOptionalArguments specifies optional arguments to pass to Chrome
+	HeadlessOptionalArguments goflags.StringSlice
+	NoScreenshotBytes         bool
+	NoHeadlessBody            bool
 }
 
 // ParseOptions parses the command line options for application
@@ -332,6 +334,7 @@ func ParseOptions() *Options {
 	flagSet.CreateGroup("headless", "Headless",
 		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.Screenshot, "screenshot", "ss", false, "enable saving screenshot of the page using headless browser"),
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.UseInstalledChrome, "system-chrome", false, "enable using local installed chrome for screenshot"),
+		flagSet.StringSliceVarP(&options.HeadlessOptionalArguments, "headless-options", "ho", nil, "start headless chrome with additional options", goflags.FileCommaSeparatedStringSliceOptions),
 		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.NoScreenshotBytes, "exclude-screenshot-bytes", "esb", false, "enable excluding screenshot bytes from json output"),
 		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.NoHeadlessBody, "exclude-headless-body", "ehb", false, "enable excluding headless header from json output"),
 	)
@@ -647,6 +650,32 @@ func (options *Options) ValidateOptions() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// redundant with katana
+func (options *Options) ParseHeadlessOptionalArguments() map[string]string {
+	var (
+		lastKey           string
+		optionalArguments = make(map[string]string)
+	)
+	for _, v := range options.HeadlessOptionalArguments {
+		if v == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if argParts := strings.SplitN(v, "=", 2); len(argParts) >= 2 {
+			key := strings.TrimSpace(argParts[0])
+			value := strings.TrimSpace(argParts[1])
+			if key != "" && value != "" {
+				optionalArguments[key] = value
+				lastKey = key
+			}
+		} else if !strings.HasPrefix(v, "--") {
+			optionalArguments[lastKey] += "," + v
+		} else {
+			optionalArguments[v] = ""
+		}
+	}
+	return optionalArguments
+}
+
 // configureOutput configures the output on the screen
 func (options *Options) configureOutput() {
 	// If the user desires verbose output, show verbose output
diff --git a/runner/runner.go b/runner/runner.go
index 85f570c30..4236cdf20 100644
--- a/runner/runner.go
+++ b/runner/runner.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func New(options *Options) (*Runner, error) {
 	scanopts.MaxResponseBodySizeToRead = options.MaxResponseBodySizeToRead
 	scanopts.extractRegexps = make(map[string]*regexp.Regexp)
 	if options.Screenshot {
-		browser, err := NewBrowser(options.HTTPProxy, options.UseInstalledChrome)
+		browser, err := NewBrowser(options.HTTPProxy, options.UseInstalledChrome, options.ParseHeadlessOptionalArguments())
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}