diff --git a/src/cli/cli_handler.cc b/src/cli/cli_handler.cc
index e08d1d58..5812045a 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli_handler.cc
+++ b/src/cli/cli_handler.cc
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ cli_flow_t cli_handler::parse(int argc, const char **argv)
         "instead of actual location of `.clang-uml` file.");
     app.add_flag("--no-metadata", no_metadata,
         "Skip metadata (e.g. clang-uml version) from diagrams");
+    app.add_flag("--print-start-from", print_start_from,
+        "Print all possible 'start_from' values for a given diagram");
 
     try {
         app.parse(argc, argv);
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ cli_flow_t cli_handler::parse(int argc, const char **argv)
         exit(app.exit(e)); // NOLINT(concurrency-mt-unsafe)
     }
 
-    if (quiet || dump_config)
+    if (quiet || dump_config || print_start_from)
         verbose = 0;
     else
         verbose++;
@@ -196,6 +198,16 @@ cli_flow_t cli_handler::handle_pre_config_options()
         return cli_flow_t::kError;
     }
 
+    if (print_start_from) {
+        if (diagram_names.size() != 1) {
+            LOG_ERROR(
+                "ERROR: '--print-start-from' requires specifying one diagram "
+                "name using '-n' option");
+
+            return cli_flow_t::kError;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (initialize) {
         return create_config_file();
     }
@@ -319,6 +331,18 @@ cli_flow_t cli_handler::handle_post_config_options()
     return cli_flow_t::kContinue;
 }
 
+runtime_config cli_handler::get_runtime_config() const
+{
+    runtime_config cfg;
+    cfg.generators = generators;
+    cfg.verbose = verbose;
+    cfg.print_start_from = print_start_from;
+    cfg.progress = progress;
+    cfg.thread_count = thread_count;
+
+    return cfg;
+}
+
 cli_flow_t cli_handler::print_version()
 {
     ostr_ << "clang-uml " << clanguml::version::CLANG_UML_VERSION << std::endl;
@@ -546,8 +570,8 @@ cli_flow_t cli_handler::add_config_diagram_from_template(
         return cli_flow_t::kError;
     }
 
-    // First, try to render the template using inja and create a YAML node from
-    // it
+    // First, try to render the template using inja and create a YAML node
+    // from it
     inja::json ctx;
     for (const auto &tv : template_variables) {
         const auto var = util::split(tv, "=");
diff --git a/src/cli/cli_handler.h b/src/cli/cli_handler.h
index 6eb946a0..b785b14a 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli_handler.h
+++ b/src/cli/cli_handler.h
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@
 #include <optional>
 
 namespace clanguml::cli {
+
+/**
+ * @brief This class holds command line parameters not directly related to
+ *        specific diagram configurations.
+ */
+struct runtime_config {
+    int verbose{};
+    std::vector<clanguml::common::generator_type_t> generators{};
+    bool print_start_from{};
+    bool progress{};
+    unsigned int thread_count{};
+};
+
 /**
  * This enum represents possible exit states of the command line parser.
  */
@@ -132,6 +145,13 @@ public:
      */
     bool ensure_output_directory_exists(const std::string &dir);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Combines runtime configuration parameters into a single structure
+     *
+     * @return Runtime config instance
+     */
+    runtime_config get_runtime_config() const;
+
     std::string config_path{".clang-uml"};
     std::optional<std::string> compilation_database_dir{};
     std::vector<std::string> diagram_names{};
@@ -155,6 +175,7 @@ public:
     std::optional<std::string> add_include_diagram;
     std::optional<std::string> add_diagram_from_template;
     bool dump_config{false};
+    bool print_start_from{false};
     std::optional<bool> paths_relative_to_pwd{};
     std::vector<std::string> template_variables{};
     bool list_templates{false};
diff --git a/src/common/generators/generators.cc b/src/common/generators/generators.cc
index 197072d1..5ed85c21 100644
--- a/src/common/generators/generators.cc
+++ b/src/common/generators/generators.cc
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ void generate_diagram_impl(const std::string &od, const std::string &name,
     std::shared_ptr<clanguml::config::diagram> diagram,
     const common::compilation_database &db,
     const std::vector<std::string> &translation_units,
-    const std::vector<clanguml::common::generator_type_t> &generators,
-    bool verbose, std::function<void()> &&progress)
+    const cli::runtime_config &rc, std::function<void()> &&progress)
 {
     using diagram_config = DiagramConfig;
     using diagram_model = typename diagram_model_t<DiagramConfig>::type;
@@ -92,10 +91,22 @@ void generate_diagram_impl(const std::string &od, const std::string &name,
 
     auto model = clanguml::common::generators::generate<diagram_model,
         diagram_config, diagram_visitor>(db, diagram->name,
-        dynamic_cast<diagram_config &>(*diagram), translation_units, verbose,
+        dynamic_cast<diagram_config &>(*diagram), translation_units, rc.verbose,
         std::move(progress));
 
-    for (const auto generator_type : generators) {
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<DiagramConfig, config::sequence_diagram>) {
+        if (rc.print_start_from) {
+            auto start_from_values = model->list_start_from_values();
+
+            for (const auto &start_from : start_from_values) {
+                std::cout << start_from << std::endl;
+            }
+
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (const auto generator_type : rc.generators) {
         if (generator_type == generator_type_t::plantuml) {
             generate_diagram_select_generator<diagram_config,
                 plantuml_generator_tag>(od, name, diagram, model);
@@ -112,8 +123,7 @@ void generate_diagram(const std::string &od, const std::string &name,
     std::shared_ptr<clanguml::config::diagram> diagram,
     const common::compilation_database &db,
     const std::vector<std::string> &translation_units,
-    const std::vector<clanguml::common::generator_type_t> &generators,
-    bool verbose, std::function<void()> &&progress)
+    const cli::runtime_config &runtime_config, std::function<void()> &&progress)
 {
     using clanguml::common::generator_type_t;
     using clanguml::common::model::diagram_t;
@@ -125,36 +135,35 @@ void generate_diagram(const std::string &od, const std::string &name,
 
     if (diagram->type() == diagram_t::kClass) {
         detail::generate_diagram_impl<class_diagram>(od, name, diagram, db,
-            translation_units, generators, verbose, std::move(progress));
+            translation_units, runtime_config, std::move(progress));
     }
     else if (diagram->type() == diagram_t::kSequence) {
         detail::generate_diagram_impl<sequence_diagram>(od, name, diagram, db,
-            translation_units, generators, verbose, std::move(progress));
+            translation_units, runtime_config, std::move(progress));
     }
     else if (diagram->type() == diagram_t::kPackage) {
         detail::generate_diagram_impl<package_diagram>(od, name, diagram, db,
-            translation_units, generators, verbose, std::move(progress));
+            translation_units, runtime_config, std::move(progress));
     }
     else if (diagram->type() == diagram_t::kInclude) {
         detail::generate_diagram_impl<include_diagram>(od, name, diagram, db,
-            translation_units, generators, verbose, std::move(progress));
+            translation_units, runtime_config, std::move(progress));
     }
 }
 
 void generate_diagrams(const std::vector<std::string> &diagram_names,
     config::config &config, const std::string &od,
-    const common::compilation_database_ptr &db, const int verbose,
-    const unsigned int thread_count, bool progress,
-    const std::vector<clanguml::common::generator_type_t> &generators,
+    const common::compilation_database_ptr &db,
+    const cli::runtime_config &runtime_config,
     const std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>
         &translation_units_map)
 {
-    util::thread_pool_executor generator_executor{thread_count};
+    util::thread_pool_executor generator_executor{runtime_config.thread_count};
     std::vector<std::future<void>> futs;
 
     std::unique_ptr<progress_indicator> indicator;
 
-    if (progress) {
+    if (runtime_config.progress) {
         std::cout << termcolor::white
                   << "Processing translation units and generating diagrams:\n";
         indicator = std::make_unique<progress_indicator>();
@@ -184,17 +193,17 @@ void generate_diagrams(const std::vector<std::string> &diagram_names,
             continue;
         }
 
-        auto generator = [&od, &generators, &name = name, &diagram = diagram,
-                             &indicator, db = std::ref(*db),
+        auto generator = [&od, &name = name, &diagram = diagram, &indicator,
+                             db = std::ref(*db),
                              translation_units = valid_translation_units,
-                             verbose]() mutable {
+                             runtime_config]() mutable {
             try {
                 if (indicator)
                     indicator->add_progress_bar(name, translation_units.size(),
                         diagram_type_to_color(diagram->type()));
 
                 generate_diagram(od, name, diagram, db, translation_units,
-                    generators, verbose != 0, [&indicator, &name]() {
+                    runtime_config, [&indicator, &name]() {
                         if (indicator)
                             indicator->increment(name);
                     });
@@ -217,7 +226,7 @@ void generate_diagrams(const std::vector<std::string> &diagram_names,
         fut.get();
     }
 
-    if (progress) {
+    if (runtime_config.progress) {
         indicator->stop();
         std::cout << termcolor::white << "Done\n";
         std::cout << termcolor::reset;
diff --git a/src/common/generators/generators.h b/src/common/generators/generators.h
index 96d967ce..8f36e386 100644
--- a/src/common/generators/generators.h
+++ b/src/common/generators/generators.h
@@ -374,13 +374,14 @@ std::unique_ptr<DiagramModel> generate(const common::compilation_database &db,
  * @param translation_units List of translation units for the diagram
  * @param generators List of generator types to be used for the diagram
  * @param verbose Log level
+ * @param progress Function to report translation unit progress
  */
 void generate_diagram(const std::string &od, const std::string &name,
     std::shared_ptr<clanguml::config::diagram> diagram,
     const common::compilation_database &db,
     const std::vector<std::string> &translation_units,
-    const std::vector<clanguml::common::generator_type_t> &generators,
-    bool verbose);
+    const cli::runtime_config &runtime_config,
+    std::function<void()> &&progress);
 
 /**
  * @brief Generate diagrams
@@ -397,9 +398,8 @@ void generate_diagram(const std::string &od, const std::string &name,
  */
 void generate_diagrams(const std::vector<std::string> &diagram_names,
     clanguml::config::config &config, const std::string &od,
-    const common::compilation_database_ptr &db, int verbose,
-    unsigned int thread_count, bool progress,
-    const std::vector<clanguml::common::generator_type_t> &generators,
+    const common::compilation_database_ptr &db,
+    const cli::runtime_config &runtime_config,
     const std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>
         &translation_units_map);
 
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index b6c69d23..e87670e5 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
             translation_units_map);
 
         common::generators::generate_diagrams(cli.diagram_names, cli.config,
-            cli.effective_output_directory, db, cli.verbose, cli.thread_count,
-            cli.progress, cli.generators, translation_units_map);
+            cli.effective_output_directory, db, cli.get_runtime_config(),
+            translation_units_map);
     }
     catch (error::compilation_database_error &e) {
         LOG_ERROR("Failed to load compilation database from {} due to: {}",
diff --git a/src/sequence_diagram/generators/plantuml/sequence_diagram_generator.cc b/src/sequence_diagram/generators/plantuml/sequence_diagram_generator.cc
index 37562f94..6cc032c3 100644
--- a/src/sequence_diagram/generators/plantuml/sequence_diagram_generator.cc
+++ b/src/sequence_diagram/generators/plantuml/sequence_diagram_generator.cc
@@ -179,15 +179,15 @@ void generator::generate_activity(const activity &a, std::ostream &ostr,
         else if (m.type() == message_t::kIf) {
             print_debug(m, ostr);
             ostr << "alt";
-            if (m.condition_text())
-                ostr << " " << m.condition_text().value();
+            if (const auto &text = m.condition_text(); text.has_value())
+                ostr << " " << text.value();
             ostr << '\n';
         }
         else if (m.type() == message_t::kElseIf) {
             print_debug(m, ostr);
             ostr << "else";
-            if (m.condition_text())
-                ostr << " " << m.condition_text().value();
+            if (const auto &text = m.condition_text(); text.has_value())
+                ostr << " " << text.value();
             ostr << '\n';
         }
         else if (m.type() == message_t::kElse) {
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ void generator::generate_activity(const activity &a, std::ostream &ostr,
         else if (m.type() == message_t::kWhile) {
             print_debug(m, ostr);
             ostr << "loop";
-            if (m.condition_text())
-                ostr << " " << m.condition_text().value();
+            if (const auto &text = m.condition_text(); text.has_value())
+                ostr << " " << text.value();
             ostr << '\n';
         }
         else if (m.type() == message_t::kWhileEnd) {
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ void generator::generate_activity(const activity &a, std::ostream &ostr,
         else if (m.type() == message_t::kFor) {
             print_debug(m, ostr);
             ostr << "loop";
-            if (m.condition_text())
-                ostr << " " << m.condition_text().value();
+            if (const auto &text = m.condition_text(); text.has_value())
+                ostr << " " << text.value();
             ostr << '\n';
         }
         else if (m.type() == message_t::kForEnd) {
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ void generator::generate_activity(const activity &a, std::ostream &ostr,
         else if (m.type() == message_t::kDo) {
             print_debug(m, ostr);
             ostr << "loop";
-            if (m.condition_text())
-                ostr << " " << m.condition_text().value();
+            if (const auto &text = m.condition_text(); text.has_value())
+                ostr << " " << text.value();
             ostr << '\n';
         }
         else if (m.type() == message_t::kDoEnd) {
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ void generator::generate_activity(const activity &a, std::ostream &ostr,
         else if (m.type() == message_t::kConditional) {
             print_debug(m, ostr);
             ostr << "alt";
-            if (m.condition_text())
-                ostr << " " << m.condition_text().value();
+            if (const auto &text = m.condition_text(); text.has_value())
+                ostr << " " << text.value();
             ostr << '\n';
         }
         else if (m.type() == message_t::kConditionalElse) {
diff --git a/src/sequence_diagram/model/diagram.cc b/src/sequence_diagram/model/diagram.cc
index 365adda7..ee74b694 100644
--- a/src/sequence_diagram/model/diagram.cc
+++ b/src/sequence_diagram/model/diagram.cc
@@ -181,6 +181,22 @@ bool diagram::should_include(
             dynamic_cast<const common::model::source_location &>(p));
 }
 
+std::vector<std::string> diagram::list_start_from_values() const
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> result;
+
+    for (const auto &[from_id, act] : sequences_) {
+
+        const auto &from_activity = *(participants_.at(from_id));
+
+        result.push_back(from_activity.full_name(false));
+    }
+
+    std::sort(result.begin(), result.end());
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 void diagram::print() const
 {
     LOG_TRACE(" --- Participants ---");
diff --git a/src/sequence_diagram/model/diagram.h b/src/sequence_diagram/model/diagram.h
index d5bf0f20..17db4ae5 100644
--- a/src/sequence_diagram/model/diagram.h
+++ b/src/sequence_diagram/model/diagram.h
@@ -212,6 +212,13 @@ public:
      */
     bool should_include(const sequence_diagram::model::participant &p) const;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Get list of all possible 'start_from' values in the model
+     *
+     * @return List of all possible 'start_from' values
+     */
+    std::vector<std::string> list_start_from_values() const;
+
     /**
      * @brief Once the diagram is complete, run any final processing.
      *