diff --git a/src/vimtutor b/src/vimtutor
index 731b1ef..70d9ec7 100755
--- a/src/vimtutor
+++ b/src/vimtutor
@@ -2,11 +2,24 @@
 
 # Start Vim on a copy of the tutor file.
 
-# Usage: vimtutor [xx], where xx is a language code like "es" or "nl".
+# Usage: vimtutor [-g] [xx]
+# Where optional argument -g starts vimtutor in gvim (GUI) instead of vim.
+# and xx is a language code like "es" or "nl".
 # When an argument is given, it tries loading that tutor.
 # When this fails or no argument was given, it tries using 'v:lang'
 # When that also fails, it uses the English version.
 
+# Vim could be called "vim" or "vi".  Also check for "vimN", for people who
+# have Vim installed with its version number.
+# We anticipate up to a future Vim 8 version :-).
+seq="vim vim8 vim75 vim74 vim73 vim72 vim71 vim70 vim7 vim6 vi"
+if test "$1" = "-g"; then 
+  # Try to use the GUI version of Vim if possible, it will fall back
+  # on Vim if Gvim is not installed.
+  seq="gvim gvim8 gvim75 gvim74 gvim73 gvim72 gvim71 gvim70 gvim7 gvim6 $seq"
+  shift
+fi
+
 xx=$1
 export xx
 
@@ -39,10 +52,6 @@
 # remove the copy of the tutor on exit
 trap "rm -rf $TODELETE" 0 1 2 3 9 11 13 15
 
-# Vim could be called "vim" or "vi".  Also check for "vimN", for people who
-# have Vim installed with its version number.
-# We anticipate up to a future Vim 8 version :-).
-seq="vim vim8 vim75 vim74 vim73 vim72 vim71 vim70 vim7 vim6 vi"
 for i in $seq; do
 	testvim=`which $i 2>/dev/null`
 	if test -f "$testvim"; then
@@ -59,7 +68,7 @@
 
 # Use Vim to copy the tutor, it knows the value of $VIMRUNTIME
 # The script tutor.vim tells Vim which file to copy
-$VIM -u NONE -c 'so $VIMRUNTIME/tutor/tutor.vim'
+$VIM -f -u NONE -c 'so $VIMRUNTIME/tutor/tutor.vim'
 
 # Start vim without any .vimrc, set 'nocompatible'
-$VIM -u NONE -c "set nocp" $TUTORCOPY
+$VIM -f -u NONE -c "set nocp" $TUTORCOPY