diff --git a/doc/manual/helper.txt b/doc/manual/helper.txt
index d5710ddde..b59fd664f 100644
--- a/doc/manual/helper.txt
+++ b/doc/manual/helper.txt
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ command handlers and helpers:
 - @c CMD_NAME - invoked command name
 - @c CMD_ARGC - the number of command arguments
 - @c CMD_ARGV - array of command argument strings
+- @c CMD_JIMTCL_ARGV - array containing the Jim_Obj equivalent of command
+  argument in @c CMD_ARGV.
 
 @section helpercmdregister Command Registration
 
diff --git a/src/helper/command.c b/src/helper/command.c
index 57db2adc1..a775c730b 100644
--- a/src/helper/command.c
+++ b/src/helper/command.c
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ static int exec_command(Jim_Interp *interp, struct command_context *context,
 		.name = c->name,
 		.argc = argc - 1,
 		.argv = words + 1,
+		.jimtcl_argv = argv + 1,
 	};
 
 	cmd.output = Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(context->interp);
diff --git a/src/helper/command.h b/src/helper/command.h
index 42cb9cb7d..dc4507042 100644
--- a/src/helper/command.h
+++ b/src/helper/command.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct command_invocation {
 	const char *name;
 	unsigned argc;
 	const char **argv;
+	Jim_Obj * const *jimtcl_argv;
 	Jim_Obj *output;
 };
 
@@ -153,6 +154,11 @@ void *jimcmd_privdata(Jim_Cmd *cmd);
  * rather than accessing the variable directly.  It may be moved.
  */
 #define CMD_ARGV (cmd->argv)
+/**
+ * Use this macro to access the jimtcl arguments for the command being
+ * handled, rather than accessing the variable directly.  It may be moved.
+ */
+#define CMD_JIMTCL_ARGV (cmd->jimtcl_argv)
 /**
  * Use this macro to access the name of the command being handled,
  * rather than accessing the variable directly.  It may be moved.