diff --git a/spec/actions_spec.lua b/spec/actions_spec.lua
index e48ba3e..28a7402 100644
--- a/spec/actions_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/actions_spec.lua
@@ -128,4 +128,34 @@ describe("actions", function()
       parser:parse{"-n", "-n1", "-n", "-n", "2"}
       assert.same({0, 1, 0, 2}, numbers)
    end)
+
+   it("for parser are called", function()
+      local parser = Parser()
+      parser:flag("-f"):count("0-3")
+      local args
+      parser:action(function(passed_args) args = passed_args end)
+      parser:parse{"-ff"}
+      assert.same({f = 2}, args)
+   end)
+
+   it("for commands are called in reverse order", function()
+      local args = {}
+      
+      local parser = Parser():action(function(passed_args)
+         args[1] = passed_args
+         args.last = 1
+      end)
+      parser:flag("-f"):count("0-3")
+      local foo = parser:command("foo"):action(function(passed_args)
+         args[2] = passed_args
+         args.last = 2
+      end)
+      foo:flag("-g")
+      parser:parse{"foo", "-f", "-g", "-f"}
+      assert.same({
+         last = 1,
+         {foo = true, f = 2, g = true},
+         {foo = true, f = 2, g = true}
+      }, args)
+   end)
 end)
diff --git a/src/argparse.lua b/src/argparse.lua
index 5f032f6..cb75441 100644
--- a/src/argparse.lua
+++ b/src/argparse.lua
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ local Parser = class({
    typechecked("help", "string"),
    typechecked("require_command", "boolean"),
    typechecked("handle_options", "boolean"),
+   typechecked("action", "function"),
    add_help
 })
 
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ local Command = class({
    typechecked("help", "string"),
    typechecked("require_command", "boolean"),
    typechecked("handle_options", "boolean"),
+   typechecked("action", "function"),
    add_help
 }, Parser)
 
@@ -840,7 +842,8 @@ local ParseState = class({
    arguments = {},
    argument_i = 1,
    element_to_mutexes = {},
-   mutex_to_used_option = {}
+   mutex_to_used_option = {},
+   command_actions = {}
 })
 
 function ParseState:__call(parser, error_handler)
@@ -858,6 +861,10 @@ end
 function ParseState:switch(parser)
    self.parser = parser
 
+   if parser._action then
+      table.insert(self.command_actions, parser._action)
+   end
+
    for _, option in ipairs(parser._options) do
       option = ElementState(self, option)
       table.insert(self.options, option)
@@ -1004,6 +1011,10 @@ function ParseState:finalize()
          end
       end
    end
+
+   for i = #self.command_actions, 1, -1 do
+      self.command_actions[i](self.result)
+   end
 end
 
 function ParseState:parse(args)