diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 019a576a..e965a5ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Please npm install the theme you wish to use locally before attempting to export
 Options:
 
 - `--format <file type>` Example: `--format pdf`
+- `--papersize <paper size>` Example: `--papersize a4`
 - `--theme <name>` Example: `--theme even`
 
 ## `resume serve`
diff --git a/lib/export-resume.js b/lib/export-resume.js
index e8506de3..813adaaf 100644
--- a/lib/export-resume.js
+++ b/lib/export-resume.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const puppeteer = require('puppeteer');
 const btoa = require('btoa');
 
 module.exports = (
-  { resume: resumeJson, fileName, theme, format },
+  { resume: resumeJson, fileName, theme, format, papersize },
   callback,
 ) => {
   if (!fileName) {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = (
       callback(error, fileName, formatToUse);
     });
   } else if (formatToUse === '.pdf') {
-    createPdf(resumeJson, fileName, theme, formatToUse, (error) => {
+    createPdf(resumeJson, fileName, theme, formatToUse, papersize, (error) => {
       if (error) {
         console.error(error, '`createPdf` errored out');
       }
@@ -76,7 +76,14 @@ async function createHtml(resumeJson, fileName, themePath, format, callback) {
     stream.close(callback);
   });
 }
-const createPdf = (resumeJson, fileName, theme, format, callback) => {
+const createPdf = (
+  resumeJson,
+  fileName,
+  theme,
+  format,
+  papersize,
+  callback,
+) => {
   (async () => {
     const themePkg = getThemePkg(theme);
     const puppeteerLaunchArgs = [];
@@ -107,7 +114,7 @@ const createPdf = (resumeJson, fileName, theme, format, callback) => {
     }
     await page.pdf({
       path: fileName + format,
-      format: 'Letter',
+      format: papersize,
       printBackground: true,
       ...themePkg.pdfRenderOptions,
     });
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index e72db6fa..bad1bb09 100755
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const normalizeTheme = (value, defaultValue) => {
       'jsonresume-theme-even',
     )
     .option('-f, --format <file type extension>', 'Used by `export`.')
+    .option('--papersize <papersize>', 'Used by `export`.', 'Letter')
     .option(
       '-r, --resume <resume filename>',
       "path to the resume in json format. Use '-' to read from stdin",
@@ -89,8 +90,10 @@ const normalizeTheme = (value, defaultValue) => {
   program
     .command('export [fileName]')
     .description(
-      'Export locally to .html or .pdf. Supply a --format <file format> flag and argument to specify export format.',
+      'Export locally to .html or .pdf. Supply a --format <file format> flag and argument to specify export format. ' +
+        'Supply --papersize flag and argument to specify export page format when rendering a PDF.',
     )
+    .option('--papersize <papersize>', 'Paper size to use with PDF', 'Letter')
     .action(async (fileName) => {
       const resume = await getResume({ path: program.resume });
       exportResume(