diff --git a/lambo b/lambo
index a886e9d3..63fdf38b 100755
--- a/lambo
+++ b/lambo
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Creating new Laravel app $PROJECTNAME
 PROJECTNAME=$1
 PROJECTPATH="."
 MESSAGE="Initial commit."
+EDITOR=""
 
 while [[ $# -gt 1 ]]
 do
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ do
             MESSAGE="$2"
             shift
             ;;
+        -e|--editor)
+            EDITOR="$2"
+            shift
+            ;;
         *)
             ;;
     esac
@@ -63,6 +68,11 @@ git init
 git add .
 git commit -m "$MESSAGE"
 
+if [ "$EDITOR" != "" ]
+then
+    eval "$EDITOR ."
+fi
+
 # Update .env to point to this database with `root` username and blank pw,
 # like Mac MySQL defaults
 sed -i '' "/DB_DATABASE/s/homestead/$PROJECTNAME/" .env
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 13bf237f..6b3ad50a 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ This will `laravel new superApplication`, change into that directory, make an in
   lambo superApplication -m "This lambo runs fast!"
   ```
 
+- `-e` or `--editor` to define your editor command. Whatever is passed here will be run as `$EDITOR .` after creating the project.
+
+  ```bash
+  # runs "subl ." in the project directory after creating the project
+  lambo superApplication -e subl 
+  ```
+
 ## Requirements
 
 - Mac-only.