diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index bf5466233..8b43d785b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1459,4 +1459,5 @@
 	  (2015-11-23).
 	* apps/nshlib:  Like bash, NSH set command should strip off any
 	  leading or trailing whitespace (2015-11-23).
-
+	* apps/nshlib: The mount commands now accepts mount options (currently
+	  needed only for the hostfs file system).  From Ken Petit (2015-11-25).
diff --git a/nshlib/README.txt b/nshlib/README.txt
index e720ebf76..b91ad0cc3 100644
--- a/nshlib/README.txt
+++ b/nshlib/README.txt
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ o mkrd [-m <minor>] [-s <sector-size>] <nsectors>
     /tmp:
     nsh>
 
-o mount [-t <fstype> <block-device> <dir-path>]
+o mount [-t <fstype> [-o <options>] <block-device> <dir-path>]
 
   The mount command performs one of two different operations.  If no
   parameters are provided on the command line after the mount command,
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_command.c b/nshlib/nsh_command.c
index b8b08c60e..abaa4b10a 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_command.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_command.c
@@ -306,9 +306,9 @@ static const struct cmdmap_s g_cmdmap[] =
 #if !defined(CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT) && CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && defined(CONFIG_FS_READABLE)
 # ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_MOUNT
 #if defined(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED) || defined(CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL)
-  { "mount",    cmd_mount,    5, 5, "-t <fstype> [<block-device>] <mount-point>" },
+  { "mount",    cmd_mount,    5, 7, "-t <fstype> [-o <options>] [<block-device>] <mount-point>" },
 #    else
-  { "mount",    cmd_mount,    1, 5, "[-t <fstype> [<block-device>] <mount-point>]" },
+  { "mount",    cmd_mount,    1, 7, "[-t <fstype> [-o <options>] [<block-device>] <mount-point>]" },
 #  endif
 # endif
 #endif
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_mntcmds.c b/nshlib/nsh_mntcmds.c
index 10d341ca9..95aedbb55 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_mntcmds.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_mntcmds.c
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ static const char* get_fstype(FAR struct statfs *statbuf)
         break;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FS_HOSTFS
+      case HOSTFS_MAGIC:
+        fstype = "hostfs";
+        break;
+#endif
+
       default:
         fstype = "Unrecognized";
         break;
@@ -339,6 +345,7 @@ int cmd_mount(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
   FAR const char *target;
   FAR char *fulltarget;
   FAR const char *filesystem = NULL;
+  FAR const char *options = NULL;
   bool badarg = false;
   int option;
   int ret;
@@ -358,7 +365,7 @@ int cmd_mount(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
    * logic just sets 'badarg' and continues.
    */
 
-  while ((option = getopt(argc, argv, ":t:")) != ERROR)
+  while ((option = getopt(argc, argv, ":o:t:")) != ERROR)
     {
       switch (option)
         {
@@ -366,6 +373,10 @@ int cmd_mount(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
             filesystem = optarg;
             break;
 
+          case 'o':
+            options = optarg;
+            break;
+
           case ':':
             nsh_output(vtbl, g_fmtargrequired, argv[0]);
             badarg = true;
@@ -451,7 +462,7 @@ int cmd_mount(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
 
   /* Perform the mount */
 
-  ret = mount(fullsource, fulltarget, filesystem, 0, NULL);
+  ret = mount(fullsource, fulltarget, filesystem, 0, options);
   if (ret < 0)
     {
       nsh_output(vtbl, g_fmtcmdfailed, argv[0], "mount", NSH_ERRNO);