diff --git a/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh b/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh

index e3f8e50..19c94b1 100644

--- a/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh

+++ b/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ $opt_help          = 0;

 $opt_log           = undef();

 $opt_mysqladmin    = "@bindir@/mysqladmin";

 $opt_mysqld        = "@libexecdir@/mysqld";

+$opt_new_cluster   = 0;

 $opt_no_log        = 0;

 $opt_password      = undef();

 $opt_tcp_ip        = 0;

@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ sub main

   # We've already handled --no-defaults, --defaults-file, etc.

   if (!GetOptions("help", "example", "version", "mysqld=s", "mysqladmin=s",

-                  "user=s", "password=s", "log=s", "no-log",

+                  "user=s", "password=s", "log=s", "new-cluster", "no-log",

                   "tcp-ip",  "silent", "verbose"))

   {

     $flag_exit= 1;

@@ -378,6 +379,9 @@ sub start_mysqlds()

       $info_sent= 1;

     }

     $com.= $tmp;

+    if ($opt_new_cluster) {

+      $com.= " --wsrep-new-cluster";

+    }

     $com.= " >> $opt_log 2>&1" if (!$opt_no_log);

     $com.= " &";

     if (!$mysqld_found)