diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java
index ff6dfd27d..648c32cd3 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ public class App {
         Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_NUSPEC_ENABLED, !nuspecDisabled);
         Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ASSEMBLY_ENABLED, !assemblyDisabled);
         Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_OPENSSL_ENABLED, !cli.isOpenSSLDisabled());
+        Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_RUBY_GEMSPEC_ENABLED, !cli.isRubyGemspecDisabled());
 
         Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_CENTRAL_ENABLED, !centralDisabled);
         Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_NEXUS_ENABLED, !nexusDisabled);
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java
index 4f903eede..7101fa389 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ public final class CliParser {
                 .addOption(disablePythonDistributionAnalyzer)
                 .addOption(disableCmakeAnalyzer)
                 .addOption(disablePythonPackageAnalyzer)
+                .addOption(OptionBuilder.withLongOpt(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_RUBYGEMS)
+                        .withDescription("Disable the Ruby Gemspec Analyzer.").create())
                 .addOption(disableAutoconfAnalyzer)
                 .addOption(disableOpenSSLAnalyzer)
                 .addOption(disableNuspecAnalyzer)
@@ -543,6 +545,15 @@ public final class CliParser {
         return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_PY_PKG);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the Ruby gemspec analyzer is disabled.
+     *
+     * @return true if the {@link ARGUMENT#DISABLE_RUBYGEMS} command line argument was specified; otherwise false
+     */
+    public boolean isRubyGemspecDisabled() {
+        return (null != line) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_RUBYGEMS);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the disableCmake command line argument was specified.
      *
@@ -1077,6 +1088,10 @@ public final class CliParser {
          * Disables the Python Package Analyzer.
          */
         public static final String DISABLE_PY_PKG = "disablePyPkg";
+        /**
+         * Disables the Ruby Gemspec Analyzer.
+         */
+        public static final String DISABLE_RUBYGEMS = "disableRubygems";
         /**
          * Disables the Autoconf Analyzer.
          */
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/site/markdown/arguments.md b/dependency-check-cli/src/site/markdown/arguments.md
index 15a1248cc..cd7160a62 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/src/site/markdown/arguments.md
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/src/site/markdown/arguments.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Short  | Argument Name        | Paramete
        | \-\-updateonly        |                 | If set only the update phase of dependency-check will be executed; no scan will be executed and no report will be generated. |  
        | \-\-disablePyDist     |                 | Sets whether the Python Distribution Analyzer will be used.                      | false
        | \-\-disablePyPkg      |                 | Sets whether the Python Package Analyzer will be used.                           | false
+       | \-\-disableRubygems   |                 | Sets whether the Ruby Gemspec Analyzer will be used.                           | false
        | \-\-disableAutoconf   |                 | Sets whether the Autoconf Analyzer will be used.                                 | false
        | \-\-disableOpenSSL    |                 | Sets whether the OpenSSL Analyzer will be used.                                  | false
        | \-\-disableCmake      |                 | Sets whether the Cmake Analyzer will be used.                                    | false