diff --git a/passes/sat/miter.cc b/passes/sat/miter.cc
index 37efadfbd..bf33c9ce3 100644
--- a/passes/sat/miter.cc
+++ b/passes/sat/miter.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void create_miter_equiv(struct Pass *that, std::vector<std::string> args, RTLIL:
 	bool flag_make_outcmp = false;
 	bool flag_make_assert = false;
 	bool flag_flatten = false;
+	bool flag_cross = false;
 
 	log_header(design, "Executing MITER pass (creating miter circuit).\n");
 
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ void create_miter_equiv(struct Pass *that, std::vector<std::string> args, RTLIL:
 			flag_flatten = true;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (args[argidx] == "-cross") {
+			flag_cross = true;
+			continue;
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 	if (argidx+3 != args.size() || args[argidx].compare(0, 1, "-") == 0)
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ void create_miter_equiv(struct Pass *that, std::vector<std::string> args, RTLIL:
 
 	RTLIL::Module *gold_module = design->module(gold_name);
 	RTLIL::Module *gate_module = design->module(gate_name);
+	pool<Wire*> gold_cross_ports;
 
 	for (auto gold_wire : gold_module->wires()) {
 		if (gold_wire->port_id == 0)
@@ -82,12 +88,17 @@ void create_miter_equiv(struct Pass *that, std::vector<std::string> args, RTLIL:
 		RTLIL::Wire *gate_wire = gate_module->wire(gold_wire->name);
 		if (gate_wire == nullptr)
 			goto match_gold_port_error;
+		if (gold_wire->width != gate_wire->width)
+			goto match_gold_port_error;
+		if (flag_cross && !gold_wire->port_input && gold_wire->port_output &&
+				gate_wire->port_input && !gate_wire->port_output) {
+			gold_cross_ports.insert(gold_wire);
+			continue;
+		}
 		if (gold_wire->port_input != gate_wire->port_input)
 			goto match_gold_port_error;
 		if (gold_wire->port_output != gate_wire->port_output)
 			goto match_gold_port_error;
-		if (gold_wire->width != gate_wire->width)
-			goto match_gold_port_error;
 		continue;
 	match_gold_port_error:
 		log_cmd_error("No matching port in gate module was found for %s!\n", gold_wire->name.c_str());
@@ -99,12 +110,15 @@ void create_miter_equiv(struct Pass *that, std::vector<std::string> args, RTLIL:
 		RTLIL::Wire *gold_wire = gold_module->wire(gate_wire->name);
 		if (gold_wire == nullptr)
 			goto match_gate_port_error;
+		if (gate_wire->width != gold_wire->width)
+			goto match_gate_port_error;
+		if (flag_cross && !gold_wire->port_input && gold_wire->port_output &&
+				gate_wire->port_input && !gate_wire->port_output)
+			continue;
 		if (gate_wire->port_input != gold_wire->port_input)
 			goto match_gate_port_error;
 		if (gate_wire->port_output != gold_wire->port_output)
 			goto match_gate_port_error;
-		if (gate_wire->width != gold_wire->width)
-			goto match_gate_port_error;
 		continue;
 	match_gate_port_error:
 		log_cmd_error("No matching port in gold module was found for %s!\n", gate_wire->name.c_str());
@@ -123,6 +137,14 @@ void create_miter_equiv(struct Pass *that, std::vector<std::string> args, RTLIL:
 
 	for (auto gold_wire : gold_module->wires())
 	{
+		if (gold_cross_ports.count(gold_wire))
+		{
+			RTLIL::Wire *w = miter_module->addWire("\\cross_" + RTLIL::unescape_id(gold_wire->name), gold_wire->width);
+			gold_cell->setPort(gold_wire->name, w);
+			gate_cell->setPort(gold_wire->name, w);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (gold_wire->port_input)
 		{
 			RTLIL::Wire *w = miter_module->addWire("\\in_" + RTLIL::unescape_id(gold_wire->name), gold_wire->width);
@@ -384,6 +406,12 @@ struct MiterPass : public Pass {
 		log("        call 'flatten -wb; opt_expr -keepdc -undriven;;' on the miter circuit.\n");
 		log("\n");
 		log("\n");
+		log("    -cross\n");
+		log("        allow output ports on the gold module to match input ports on the\n");
+		log("        gate module. This is useful when the gold module contains additional\n");
+		log("        logic to drive some of the gate module inputs.\n");
+		log("\n");
+		log("\n");
 		log("    miter -assert [options] module [miter_name]\n");
 		log("\n");
 		log("Creates a miter circuit for property checking. All input ports are kept,\n");