diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
index 53dc56c7..81dd00a7 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 		}
+		if SetKernelArgs != "" {
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s, Setting kernel args to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetKernelArgs)
+
+			n.KernelArgs.Set(SetKernelArgs)
+			err := nodeDB.NodeUpdate(n)
+			if err != nil {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "%s\n", err)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+		}
+
 		if SetClusterName != "" {
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s, Setting cluster name to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetClusterName)
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
index baca87eb..24fe2934 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var (
 	SetComment        string
 	SetContainer      string
 	SetKernel         string
+	SetKernelArgs     string
 	SetNetDev         string
 	SetIpaddr         string
 	SetNetmask        string
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func init() {
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&SetComment, "comment", "", "Set a comment for this node")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetContainer, "container", "C", "", "Set the container (VNFS) for this node")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetKernel, "kernel", "K", "", "Set Kernel version for nodes")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetKernel, "kernelargs", "A", "", "Set Kernel argument for nodes")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetClusterName, "cluster", "c", "", "Set the node's cluster group")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetIpxe, "ipxe", "P", "", "Set the node's iPXE template name")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetInit, "init", "i", "", "Define the init process to boot the container")
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main.go
index 90c420be..551e6e28 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/main.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 
 		if SetKernel != "" {
-			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Profile: %s, Setting Kernel version to: %s\n", p.Id, SetKernel)
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Profile: %s, Setting Kernel to: %s\n", p.Id, SetKernel)
 
 			p.KernelVersion.Set(SetKernel)
 			err := nodeDB.ProfileUpdate(p)
@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 		}
+		if SetKernelArgs != "" {
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Profile: %s, Setting Kernel args to: %s\n", p.Id, SetKernelArgs)
+
+			p.KernelArgs.Set(SetKernelArgs)
+			err := nodeDB.ProfileUpdate(p)
+			if err != nil {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "%s\n", err)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+		}
+
 		if SetIpxe != "" {
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Profile: %s, Setting iPXE template to: %s\n", p.Id, SetIpxe)
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/root.go
index 733685c6..b23a33fb 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/set/root.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var (
 	SetComment        string
 	SetContainer      string
 	SetKernel         string
+	SetKernelArgs     string
 	SetClusterName    string
 	SetIpxe           string
 	SetRuntimeOverlay string
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ func init() {
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&SetComment, "comment", "", "Set a comment for this node")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetContainer, "container", "C", "", "Set the container (VNFS) for this node")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetKernel, "kernel", "K", "", "Set Kernel version for nodes")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetKernel, "kernelargs", "A", "", "Set Kernel argument for nodes")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetClusterName, "cluster", "c", "", "Set the node's cluster group")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetIpxe, "ipxe", "P", "", "Set the node's iPXE template name")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetInit, "init", "i", "", "Define the init process to boot the container")