diff --git a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh
index fe8d4bc78..e19639384 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 = --no-restart ]]; then
       no_restart=1
       shift
+    elif [[ $1 == --wait-for-supermajority ]]; then
+      args+=("$1" "$2")
+      shift 2
     else
       echo "Unknown argument: $1"
       $program --help
diff --git a/multinode-demo/validator.sh b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
index 0505cacbb..222815ec6 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/validator.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 = --max-genesis-archive-unpacked-size ]]; then
       args+=("$1" "$2")
       shift 2
+    elif [[ $1 == --wait-for-supermajority ]]; then
+      args+=("$1" "$2")
+      shift 2
     elif [[ $1 = -h ]]; then
       usage "$@"
     else
diff --git a/net/net.sh b/net/net.sh
index 7d09df8a9..96659eb1a 100755
--- a/net/net.sh
+++ b/net/net.sh
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ startBootstrapLeader() {
          ${#clientIpList[@]} \"$benchTpsExtraArgs\" \
          ${#clientIpList[@]} \"$benchExchangeExtraArgs\" \
          \"$genesisOptions\" \
-         \"$maybeNoSnapshot $maybeSkipLedgerVerify $maybeLimitLedgerSize\" \
+         \"$maybeNoSnapshot $maybeSkipLedgerVerify $maybeLimitLedgerSize $maybeWaitForSupermajority\" \
          \"$gpuMode\" \
          \"$GEOLOCATION_API_KEY\" \
       "
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ startNode() {
          ${#clientIpList[@]} \"$benchTpsExtraArgs\" \
          ${#clientIpList[@]} \"$benchExchangeExtraArgs\" \
          \"$genesisOptions\" \
-         \"$maybeNoSnapshot $maybeSkipLedgerVerify $maybeLimitLedgerSize\" \
+         \"$maybeNoSnapshot $maybeSkipLedgerVerify $maybeLimitLedgerSize $maybeWaitForSupermajority\" \
          \"$gpuMode\" \
          \"$GEOLOCATION_API_KEY\" \
       "
@@ -733,6 +733,7 @@ maybeNoSnapshot=""
 maybeLimitLedgerSize=""
 maybeSkipLedgerVerify=""
 maybeDisableAirdrops=""
+maybeWaitForSupermajority=""
 debugBuild=false
 doBuild=true
 gpuMode=auto
@@ -843,6 +844,9 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 == --client-delay-start ]]; then
       clientDelayStart=$2
       shift 2
+    elif [[ $1 == --wait-for-supermajority ]]; then
+      maybeWaitForSupermajority="$1 $2"
+      shift 2
     else
       usage "Unknown long option: $1"
     fi