diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 2058c31..e0c4ad8 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ class Config
         bool bPlatformDetection;
 #ifdef USE_QT_GUI_LOGIN
         bool bEnableLoginGUI;
+        bool bForceGUILogin;
 #endif
         bool bUseFastCheck;
         bool bTrustAPIForExtras;
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index bfe2b47..19fbcf8 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             ("help,h", "Print help message")
             ("version", "Print version information")
             ("login", bpo::value<bool>(&Globals::globalConfig.bLogin)->zero_tokens()->default_value(false), "Login")
+#ifdef USE_QT_GUI_LOGIN
+            ("gui-login", bpo::value<bool>(&Globals::globalConfig.bForceGUILogin)->zero_tokens()->default_value(false), "Login (force GUI login)\nImplies --enable-login-gui")
+#endif
             ("list", bpo::value<std::string>(&sListFormat)->implicit_value("games"), list_format_text.c_str())
             ("download", bpo::value<bool>(&Globals::globalConfig.bDownload)->zero_tokens()->default_value(false), "Download")
             ("repair", bpo::value<bool>(&Globals::globalConfig.bRepair)->zero_tokens()->default_value(false), "Repair downloaded files\nUse --repair --download to redownload files when filesizes don't match (possibly different version). Redownload will rename the old file (appends .old to filename)")
@@ -460,6 +463,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             }
         }
 
+        #ifdef USE_QT_GUI_LOGIN
+        if (Globals::globalConfig.bForceGUILogin)
+        {
+            Globals::globalConfig.bLogin = true;
+            Globals::globalConfig.bEnableLoginGUI = true;
+        }
+        #endif
+
         if (Globals::globalConfig.bLogin)
         {
             std::string login_conf = Globals::globalConfig.sConfigDirectory + "/login.txt";
@@ -649,31 +660,31 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     Downloader downloader;
 
-    int iLoginTries = 0;
     bool bLoginOK = false;
 
     // Login because --login was used
     if (Globals::globalConfig.bLogin)
-        bLoginOK = downloader.login();
-
-    bool bIsLoggedin = downloader.isLoggedIn();
-    if (!bIsLoggedin)
-        Globals::globalConfig.bLogin = true;
-
-    // Login because we are not logged in
-    while (iLoginTries++ < Globals::globalConfig.iRetries && !bIsLoggedin)
     {
         bLoginOK = downloader.login();
-        if (bLoginOK)
-        {
-            bIsLoggedin = downloader.isLoggedIn();
-        }
     }
-
-    // Login failed, cleanup
-    if (!bLoginOK && !bIsLoggedin)
+    else
     {
-        return 1;
+        bool bIsLoggedin = downloader.isLoggedIn();
+        if (!bIsLoggedin)
+        {
+            Globals::globalConfig.bLogin = true;
+            bLoginOK = downloader.login();
+            if (bLoginOK)
+            {
+                bIsLoggedin = downloader.isLoggedIn();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Login failed, cleanup
+        if (!bLoginOK && !bIsLoggedin)
+        {
+            return 1;
+        }
     }
 
     // Make sure that config file and cookie file are only readable/writable by owner
diff --git a/src/downloader.cpp b/src/downloader.cpp
index 486812c..e2b74d1 100644
--- a/src/downloader.cpp
+++ b/src/downloader.cpp
@@ -257,13 +257,17 @@ int Downloader::login()
     std::string email;
     std::string password;
     bool headless = false;
+    bool bForceGUI = false;
+    #ifdef USE_QT_GUI_LOGIN
+        bForceGUI = Globals::globalConfig.bForceGUILogin;
+    #endif
 
     if (!Globals::globalConfig.sEmail.empty() && !Globals::globalConfig.sPassword.empty())
     {
         email = Globals::globalConfig.sEmail;
         password = Globals::globalConfig.sPassword;
     }
-    else
+    else if (!bForceGUI)
     {
         if (!isatty(STDIN_FILENO)) {
             /* Attempt to read this stuff from elsewhere */
@@ -291,7 +295,7 @@ int Downloader::login()
         }
     }
 
-    if ((email.empty() || password.empty()) && !headless)
+    if ((email.empty() || password.empty()) && (!headless && !bForceGUI))
     {
         std::cerr << "Email and/or password empty" << std::endl;
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/website.cpp b/src/website.cpp
index ca83c20..6c5ea80 100644
--- a/src/website.cpp
+++ b/src/website.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ std::string Website::LoginGetAuthCode(const std::string& email, const std::strin
 {
     std::string auth_code;
     bool bRecaptcha = false;
+    bool bForceGUI = false;
+    #ifdef USE_QT_GUI_LOGIN
+        bForceGUI = Globals::globalConfig.bForceGUILogin;
+    #endif
 
     std::string auth_url = "https://auth.gog.com/auth?client_id=" + Globals::galaxyConf.getClientId() + "&redirect_uri=" + (std::string)curl_easy_escape(curlhandle, Globals::galaxyConf.getRedirectUri().c_str(), Globals::galaxyConf.getRedirectUri().size()) + "&response_type=code&layout=default&brand=gog";
 
@@ -322,11 +326,21 @@ std::string Website::LoginGetAuthCode(const std::string& email, const std::strin
         bRecaptcha = true;
     }
 
-    auth_code = this->LoginGetAuthCodeCurl(login_form_html, email, password);
+    // Try normal login if GUI is not forced
+    if (!bForceGUI)
+    {
+        auth_code = this->LoginGetAuthCodeCurl(login_form_html, email, password);
+    }
 
     #ifdef USE_QT_GUI_LOGIN
-    if (Globals::globalConfig.bEnableLoginGUI && auth_code.empty())
+    if ((Globals::globalConfig.bEnableLoginGUI && auth_code.empty()) || bForceGUI)
+    {
         auth_code = this->LoginGetAuthCodeGUI(email, password);
+
+        // If GUI is forced then stop here and don't offer browser login
+        if (bForceGUI)
+            return auth_code;
+    }
     #endif
 
     if (auth_code.empty() && bRecaptcha)