diff --git a/src/Algorithm.cpp b/src/Algorithm.cpp
index df318996..9180dde5 100644
--- a/src/Algorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/Algorithm.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ LuaPreProcessor *Algorithm::s_LuaPreProcessor = nullptr;
 /// These controls are provided as a convenience to illustrate the impact of CL0004 and CL0005
 bool g_Disable_CL0004 = false;
 bool g_Disable_CL0005 = false;
+/// Forces the use of reset on register with initialized value
+bool g_ForceResetInit = false;
 
 // -------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -6609,6 +6611,14 @@ void Algorithm::optimize(const t_instantiation_context& ictx)
     m_Optimized = true;
     // generate states
     generateStates(&m_RootFSM);
+    // forces reset init on all vars
+    if (g_ForceResetInit) {
+      for (auto& _v : m_Vars) {
+        if (_v.init_at_startup) {
+          _v.init_at_startup = false;
+        }
+      }
+    }
     // report
     if (hasNoFSM()) {
       std::cerr << " (no FSM)";
diff --git a/src/silice.cpp b/src/silice.cpp
index f14a743a..859ce4cb 100644
--- a/src/silice.cpp
+++ b/src/silice.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ using namespace Silice;
 // global switches
 
 extern bool g_Disable_CL0006;
+extern bool g_ForceResetInit;
 
 // -------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -82,12 +83,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     cmd.add(toExport);
     TCLAP::MultiArg<std::string> exportParam("P", "export_param", "specifies an export parameter for algorithm instantiation, e.g. -P name=value", false, "string");
     cmd.add(exportParam);
-    TCLAP::SwitchArg disableCL0006("", "no-pin-check", "disable check for pin declaration in frameworks (see CL0006)", true); /// ///////////////////////////////////////////// TODO set to false once no longer wip
+    TCLAP::SwitchArg             forceResetInit("", "force-reset-init", "forces initialization at reset of initialized registers", false);
+    cmd.add(forceResetInit);
+    TCLAP::SwitchArg             disableCL0006("", "no-pin-check", "disable check for pin declaration in frameworks (see CL0006)", true); /// ///////////////////////////////////////////// TODO set to false once no longer wip
     cmd.add(disableCL0006);
 
     cmd.parse(argc, argv);
 
     g_Disable_CL0006 = disableCL0006.getValue();
+    g_ForceResetInit = forceResetInit.getValue();
 
     SiliceCompiler compiler;
     compiler.run(