diff --git a/apps/signaler/management/commands/update_index.py b/apps/signaler/management/commands/update_index.py
index bfc87a0fe0..e810de5b82 100644
--- a/apps/signaler/management/commands/update_index.py
+++ b/apps/signaler/management/commands/update_index.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from optparse import make_option
+
 from haystack.management.commands import update_index
 
 from signaler.signals import post_update_index, pre_update_index
@@ -7,8 +9,12 @@ class Command(update_index.Command):
     """
     Wrapper for the haystack's update_index command
     """
+    option_list = update_index.Command.option_list + (
+        make_option('--mayan_runtime', action='store_true', dest='mayan_runtime', default=False),
+    )
 
     def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        pre_update_index.send(sender=self)
+        mayan_runtime = kwargs.pop('mayan_runtime')
+        pre_update_index.send(sender=self, mayan_runtime=mayan_runtime)
         super(Command, self).handle(*args, **kwargs)
-        post_update_index.send(sender=self)
+        post_update_index.send(sender=self, mayan_runtime=mayan_runtime)
diff --git a/apps/signaler/signals.py b/apps/signaler/signals.py
index 66a764ab57..ae5c121049 100644
--- a/apps/signaler/signals.py
+++ b/apps/signaler/signals.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.dispatch import Signal
 
 pre_collectstatic = Signal()
-pre_update_index = Signal()
-post_update_index = Signal()
+pre_update_index = Signal(providing_args=['mayan_runtime'])
+post_update_index = Signal(providing_args=['mayan_runtime'])