diff --git a/pmb/build/newapkbuild.py b/pmb/build/newapkbuild.py
index d0862a0e..ab150a19 100644
--- a/pmb/build/newapkbuild.py
+++ b/pmb/build/newapkbuild.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-Copyright 2017 Oliver Smith
+Copyright 2018 Oliver Smith
 
 This file is part of pmbootstrap.
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import pmb.helpers.cli
 import pmb.parse
 
 
-def newapkbuild(args, folder, args_passed):
+def newapkbuild(args, folder, args_passed, force=False):
     # Initialize build environment and build folder
     pmb.build.init(args)
     build = "/home/pmos/build"
@@ -34,15 +34,14 @@ def newapkbuild(args, folder, args_passed):
     pmb.chroot.user(args, ["mkdir", "-p", build])
 
     # Run newapkbuild
-    pmb.chroot.user(args, ["newapkbuild"] + args_passed, log=False,
-                    working_dir=build)
+    pmb.chroot.user(args, ["newapkbuild"] + args_passed, working_dir=build)
     glob_result = glob.glob(build_outside + "/*/APKBUILD")
     if not len(glob_result):
         return
 
     # Paths for copying
     source_apkbuild = glob_result[0]
-    pkgname = pmb.parse.apkbuild(args, source_apkbuild)["pkgname"]
+    pkgname = pmb.parse.apkbuild(args, source_apkbuild, False)["pkgname"]
     target = args.aports + "/" + folder + "/" + pkgname
 
     # Move /home/pmos/build/$pkgname/* to /home/pmos/build/*
@@ -54,8 +53,8 @@ def newapkbuild(args, folder, args_passed):
     # Overwrite confirmation
     if os.path.exists(target):
         logging.warning("WARNING: Folder already exists: " + target)
-        if not pmb.helpers.cli.confirm(args, "Continue and delete its"
-                                       " contents?"):
+        question = "Continue and delete its contents?"
+        if not force and not pmb.helpers.cli.confirm(args, question):
             raise RuntimeError("Aborted.")
         pmb.helpers.run.user(args, ["rm", "-r", target])
 
diff --git a/pmb/config/__init__.py b/pmb/config/__init__.py
index ca97ad36..f7fdb3d2 100644
--- a/pmb/config/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/config/__init__.py
@@ -399,3 +399,29 @@ aportgen = {
 # QEMU
 #
 qemu_native_mesa_drivers = ["dri-swrast", "dri-virtio"]
+
+#
+# NEWAPKBUILD
+# Options passed through to the "newapkbuild" command from Alpine Linux. They
+# are duplicated here, so we can use Python's argparse for argument parsing and
+# help page display. The -f (force) flag is not defined here, as we use that in
+# the Python code only and don't pass it through.
+#
+newapkbuild_arguments_strings = [
+    ["-n", "pkgname", "set package name (only use with SRCURL)"],
+    ["-d", "pkgdesc", "set package description"],
+    ["-l", "license", "set package license identifier from"
+                      " <https://spdx.org/licenses/>"],
+    ["-u", "url", "set package URL"],
+]
+newapkbuild_arguments_switches_pkgtypes = [
+    ["-a", "autotools", "create autotools package (use ./configure ...)"],
+    ["-C", "cmake", "create CMake package (assume cmake/ is there)"],
+    ["-m", "meson", "create meson package (assume meson.build is there)"],
+    ["-p", "perl", "create perl package (assume Makefile.PL is there)"],
+    ["-y", "python", "create python package (assume setup.py is there)"],
+]
+newapkbuild_arguments_switches_other = [
+    ["-s", "sourceforge", "use sourceforge source URL"],
+    ["-c", "copy_samples", "copy a sample init.d, conf.d and install script"],
+]
diff --git a/pmb/helpers/frontend.py b/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
index fd5b4615..45a684da 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
@@ -232,10 +232,34 @@ def update(args):
 
 
 def newapkbuild(args):
-    if not len(args.args_passed):
-        logging.info("See 'pmbootstrap newapkbuild -h' for usage information.")
-        raise RuntimeError("No arguments to pass to newapkbuild specified!")
-    pmb.build.newapkbuild(args, args.folder, args.args_passed)
+    # Check for SRCURL usage
+    is_url = False
+    for prefix in ["http://", "https://", "ftp://"]:
+        if args.pkgname_pkgver_srcurl.startswith(prefix):
+            is_url = True
+            break
+
+    # Sanity check: -n is only allowed with SRCURL
+    if args.pkgname and not is_url:
+        raise RuntimeError("You can only specify a pkgname (-n) when using"
+                           " SRCURL as last parameter.")
+
+    # Passthrough: Strings (e.g. -d "my description")
+    pass_through = []
+    for entry in pmb.config.newapkbuild_arguments_strings:
+        value = getattr(args, entry[1])
+        if value:
+            pass_through += [entry[0], value]
+
+    # Passthrough: Switches (e.g. -C for CMake)
+    for entry in (pmb.config.newapkbuild_arguments_switches_pkgtypes +
+                  pmb.config.newapkbuild_arguments_switches_other):
+        if getattr(args, entry[1]) is True:
+            pass_through.append(entry[0])
+
+    # Passthrough: PKGNAME[-PKGVER] | SRCURL
+    pass_through.append(args.pkgname_pkgver_srcurl)
+    pmb.build.newapkbuild(args, args.folder, pass_through, args.force)
 
 
 def kconfig_check(args):
diff --git a/pmb/parse/arguments.py b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
index 804e2358..b0d4ea00 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/arguments.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
@@ -143,13 +143,44 @@ def arguments_pkgrel_bump(subparser):
 
 
 def arguments_newapkbuild(subparser):
-    ret = subparser.add_parser("newapkbuild", help="get a template to package"
+    """
+    Wrapper for Alpine's "newapkbuild" command.
+
+    Most parameters will get directly passed through, and they are defined in
+    "pmb/config/__init__.py". That way they can be used here and when passing
+    them through in "pmb/helpers/frontend.py". The order of the parameters is
+    kept the same as in "newapkbuild -h".
+    """
+    sub = subparser.add_parser("newapkbuild", help="get a template to package"
                                " new software")
-    ret.add_argument("folder", help="aports subfolder, where the new aport will"
-                     " be located (main, cross, device, ...)")
-    ret.add_argument("args_passed", nargs=argparse.REMAINDER,
-                     help="arguments directly passed to Alpine's newapkbuild,"
-                     " more information: 'pmbootstrap newapkbuild main -h'")
+    sub.add_argument("--folder", help="set postmarketOS aports folder"
+                     " (default: main)", default="main")
+
+    # Passthrough: Strings (e.g. -d "my description")
+    for entry in pmb.config.newapkbuild_arguments_strings:
+        sub.add_argument(entry[0], dest=entry[1], help=entry[2])
+
+    # Passthrough: Package type switches (e.g. -C for CMake)
+    group = sub.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    for entry in pmb.config.newapkbuild_arguments_switches_pkgtypes:
+        group.add_argument(entry[0], dest=entry[1], help=entry[2],
+                           action="store_true")
+
+    # Passthrough: Other switches (e.g. -c for copying sample files)
+    for entry in pmb.config.newapkbuild_arguments_switches_other:
+        sub.add_argument(entry[0], dest=entry[1], help=entry[2],
+                         action="store_true")
+
+    # Force switch
+    sub.add_argument("-f", dest="force", action="store_true",
+                     help="force even if directory already exists")
+
+    # Passthrough: PKGNAME[-PKGVER] | SRCURL
+    sub.add_argument("pkgname_pkgver_srcurl",
+                     metavar="PKGNAME[-PKGVER] | SRCURL",
+                     help="set either the package name (optionally with the"
+                     " PKGVER at the end, e.g. 'hello-world-1.0') or the"
+                     " download link to the source archive")
 
 
 def arguments():