diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/cmdutils.py b/qutebrowser/commands/cmdutils.py
index 8a364849a..fde3d91f7 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/cmdutils.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/cmdutils.py
@@ -179,14 +179,15 @@ class register:  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
                                  default=argparser.SUPPRESS, nargs=0,
                                  help=argparser.SUPPRESS)
         self._check_func()
-        has_count, desc, type_conv = self._inspect_func()
+        has_count, desc, type_conv, name_conv = self._inspect_func()
         cmd = command.Command(
             name=names[0], split=self.split, hide=self.hide, count=has_count,
             desc=desc, instance=self.instance, handler=func,
             completion=self.completion, modes=self.modes,
             not_modes=self.not_modes, needs_js=self.needs_js,
             is_debug=self.debug, parser=self.parser, type_conv=type_conv,
-            opt_args=self.opt_args, pos_args=self.pos_args)
+            opt_args=self.opt_args, pos_args=self.pos_args,
+            name_conv=name_conv)
         for name in names:
             cmd_dict[name] = cmd
         aliases += names[1:]
@@ -240,6 +241,18 @@ class register:  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
             type_conv[param.name] = argparser.multitype_conv(typ)
         return type_conv
 
+    def _get_nameconv(self, param, annotation_info):
+        """Get a dict with a name conversion for the paraeter.
+
+        Args:
+            param: The inspect.Parameter to handle.
+            annotation_info: The AnnotationInfo tuple for the parameter.
+        """
+        d = {}
+        if annotation_info.name is not None:
+            d[param.name] = annotation_info.name
+        return d
+
     def _inspect_func(self):
         """Inspect the function to get useful informations from it.
 
@@ -248,8 +261,10 @@ class register:  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
                 has_count: Whether the command supports a count.
                 desc: The description of the command.
                 type_conv: A mapping of args to type converter callables.
+                name_conv: A mapping of names to convert.
         """
         type_conv = {}
+        name_conv = {}
         signature = inspect.signature(self.func)
         has_count = 'count' in signature.parameters
         doc = inspect.getdoc(self.func)
@@ -266,13 +281,14 @@ class register:  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
                 args, kwargs = self._param_to_argparse_args(
                     param, annotation_info)
                 type_conv.update(self._get_typeconv(param, typ))
+                name_conv.update(self._get_nameconv(param, annotation_info))
                 callsig = debugutils.format_call(
                     self.parser.add_argument, args, kwargs,
                     full=False)
                 log.commands.vdebug('Adding arg {} of type {} -> {}'.format(
                     param.name, typ, callsig))
                 self.parser.add_argument(*args, **kwargs)
-        return has_count, desc, type_conv
+        return has_count, desc, type_conv, name_conv
 
     def _param_to_argparse_args(self, param, annotation_info):
         """Get argparse arguments for a parameter.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/command.py b/qutebrowser/commands/command.py
index e3f08f25f..57b13a84f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/command.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/command.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Command:
         debug: Whether this is a debugging command (only shown with --debug).
         parser: The ArgumentParser to use to parse this command.
         type_conv: A mapping of conversion functions for arguments.
+        name_conv: A mapping of argument names to parameter names.
     """
 
     # TODO:
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ class Command:
 
     def __init__(self, name, split, hide, count, desc, instance, handler,
                  completion, modes, not_modes, needs_js, is_debug, parser,
-                 type_conv, opt_args, pos_args):
+                 type_conv, opt_args, pos_args, name_conv):
         # I really don't know how to solve this in a better way, I tried.
         # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-locals
         self.name = name
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ class Command:
         self.type_conv = type_conv
         self.opt_args = opt_args
         self.pos_args = pos_args
+        self.name_conv = name_conv
 
     def _check_prerequisites(self):
         """Check if the command is permitted to run currently.
@@ -145,7 +147,8 @@ class Command:
                                     "argument 'count'!".format(
                                         self.name, param.kind))
                 continue
-            value = getattr(namespace, param.name)
+            name = self.name_conv.get(param.name, param.name)
+            value = getattr(namespace, name)
             if param.name in self.type_conv:
                 # We convert enum types after getting the values from
                 # argparse, because argparse's choices argument is
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ class Command:
                 if value is not None:
                     args += value
             elif param.kind == inspect.Parameter.KEYWORD_ONLY:
-                kwargs[param.name] = value
+                kwargs[name] = value
             else:
                 raise TypeError("{}: Invalid parameter type {} for argument "
                                 "'{}'!".format(