diff --git a/docs/configuration_file.md b/docs/configuration_file.md
index e1111913..d365e3e9 100644
--- a/docs/configuration_file.md
+++ b/docs/configuration_file.md
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 ```yaml
 # Directory containing the compile_commands.json file
 compilation_database_dir: debug
+# Inject additional compile commands to the compilation database entries
+add_compile_flags:
+  - '-Wno-vla-extension'
 # The directory where *.puml files will be generated
 output_directory: docs/diagrams
 # Set this as default for all diagrams
diff --git a/src/common/generators/generators.cc b/src/common/generators/generators.cc
index 83d1f5c1..ffc50eca 100644
--- a/src/common/generators/generators.cc
+++ b/src/common/generators/generators.cc
@@ -183,4 +183,17 @@ void generate_diagrams(const std::vector<std::string> &diagram_names,
     }
 }
 
+void adjust_compilation_database(const clanguml::config::config &config,
+    clang::tooling::CompilationDatabase &db)
+{
+    if (config.add_compile_flags && !config.add_compile_flags().empty()) {
+        for (auto &compile_command : db.getAllCompileCommands()) {
+            compile_command.CommandLine.insert(
+                compile_command.CommandLine.begin() + 1,
+                config.add_compile_flags().begin(),
+                config.add_compile_flags().end());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace clanguml::common::generators
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/generators/generators.h b/src/common/generators/generators.h
index c2a6e956..e85d2f8f 100644
--- a/src/common/generators/generators.h
+++ b/src/common/generators/generators.h
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ void find_translation_units_for_diagrams(
     const std::vector<std::string> &compilation_database_files,
     std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> &translation_units_map);
 
+void adjust_compilation_database(const clanguml::config::config &config,
+    clang::tooling::CompilationDatabase &db);
+
 template <typename DiagramModel, typename DiagramConfig,
     typename TranslationUnitVisitor>
 class diagram_ast_consumer : public clang::ASTConsumer {
diff --git a/src/config/config.h b/src/config/config.h
index c13ffc08..1a5c1172 100644
--- a/src/config/config.h
+++ b/src/config/config.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ struct config : public inheritable_diagram_options {
     // directory
     option<std::string> compilation_database_dir{
         "compilation_database_dir", "."};
+    option<std::vector<std::string>> add_compile_flags{"add_compile_flags"};
     option<std::string> output_directory{"output_directory"};
 
     option<std::map<std::string, diagram_template>> diagram_templates{
diff --git a/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc b/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
index 52c7befb..e7d1b55c 100644
--- a/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
+++ b/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ template <> struct convert<config> {
         get_option(node, rhs.using_namespace);
         get_option(node, rhs.output_directory);
         get_option(node, rhs.compilation_database_dir);
+        get_option(node, rhs.add_compile_flags);
         get_option(node, rhs.include_relations_also_as_members);
         get_option(node, rhs.puml);
         get_option(node, rhs.generate_method_arguments);
diff --git a/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc b/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc
index cb7a6be8..66a0b38e 100644
--- a/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc
+++ b/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ YAML::Emitter &operator<<(YAML::Emitter &out, const config &c)
 
     out << c.compilation_database_dir;
     out << c.output_directory;
+    out << c.add_compile_flags;
 
     out << dynamic_cast<const inheritable_diagram_options &>(c);
 
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index f8ef1031..e6acb353 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
         cli.diagram_names, cli.config, compilation_database_files,
         translation_units_map);
 
+    //
+    // Inject any additional compilation flags from the config to the
+    // compilation database
+    //
+    clanguml::common::generators::adjust_compilation_database(cli.config, *db);
+
     clanguml::common::generators::generate_diagrams(cli.diagram_names,
         cli.config, cli.effective_output_directory, db, cli.verbose,
         cli.thread_count, cli.generators, translation_units_map);