diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 67c0a30..6e21f73 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@
 #ifndef NO_VIM_MAIN
     /* Reset 'loadplugins' for "-u NONE" before "--cmd" arguments.
      * Allows for setting 'loadplugins' there. */
-    if (params.use_vimrc != NULL && STRCMP(params.use_vimrc, "NONE") == 0)
+    if (params.use_vimrc != NULL
+	    && (STRCMP(params.use_vimrc, "NONE") == 0
+		|| STRCMP(params.use_vimrc, "DEFAULTS") == 0))
 	p_lpl = FALSE;
 
     /* Execute --cmd arguments. */
@@ -1869,6 +1871,7 @@
 	    case '-':		/* "--" don't take any more option arguments */
 				/* "--help" give help message */
 				/* "--version" give version message */
+				/* "--clean" clean context */
 				/* "--literal" take files literally */
 				/* "--nofork" don't fork */
 				/* "--not-a-term" don't warn for not a term */
@@ -1886,6 +1889,11 @@
 		    msg_didout = FALSE;
 		    mch_exit(0);
 		}
+		else if (STRNICMP(argv[0] + argv_idx, "clean", 5) == 0)
+		{
+		    parmp->use_vimrc = (char_u *)"DEFAULTS";
+		    set_option_value((char_u *)"vif", 0L, (char_u *)"NONE", 0);
+		}
 		else if (STRNICMP(argv[0] + argv_idx, "literal", 7) == 0)
 		{
 #ifdef EXPAND_FILENAMES
@@ -2318,7 +2326,7 @@
 #endif
 
 		case 'i':	/* "-i {viminfo}" use for viminfo */
-		    use_viminfo = (char_u *)argv[0];
+		    set_option_value((char_u *)"vif", 0L, (char_u *)argv[0], 0);
 		    break;
 
 		case 's':	/* "-s {scriptin}" read from script file */
@@ -2988,7 +2996,9 @@
      */
     if (parmp->use_vimrc != NULL)
     {
-	if (STRCMP(parmp->use_vimrc, "NONE") == 0
+	if (STRCMP(parmp->use_vimrc, "DEFAULTS") == 0)
+	    do_source((char_u *)VIM_DEFAULTS_FILE, FALSE, DOSO_NONE);
+	else if (STRCMP(parmp->use_vimrc, "NONE") == 0
 				     || STRCMP(parmp->use_vimrc, "NORC") == 0)
 	{
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI
@@ -3383,6 +3393,7 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_VIMINFO
     main_msg(_("-i <viminfo>\t\tUse <viminfo> instead of .viminfo"));
 #endif
+    main_msg(_("--clean\t\t'nocompatible', Vim defaults, no plugins, no viminfo"));
     main_msg(_("-h  or  --help\tPrint Help (this message) and exit"));
     main_msg(_("--version\t\tPrint version information and exit"));