diff --git a/FlatCAMApp.py b/FlatCAMApp.py
index b138e4c7..21c51782 100644
--- a/FlatCAMApp.py
+++ b/FlatCAMApp.py
@@ -2055,7 +2055,8 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
                      'outname': str,
                      'drillz': float,
                      'travelz': float,
-                     'feedrate': float}
+                     'feedrate': float,
+                     'toolchange': int}
 
             for key in kwa:
                 if key not in types:
@@ -2085,7 +2086,8 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
                     job_obj.z_cut = kwa["drillz"]
                     job_obj.z_move = kwa["travelz"]
                     job_obj.feedrate = kwa["feedrate"]
-                    job_obj.generate_from_excellon_by_tool(obj, kwa["tools"])
+                    toolchange = True if "toolchange" in kwa and kwa["toolchange"] == 1 else False
+                    job_obj.generate_from_excellon_by_tool(obj, kwa["tools"], toolchange)
                     
                     job_obj.gcode_parse()
                     
@@ -2427,13 +2429,14 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
             'drillcncjob': {
                 'fcn': drillcncjob,
                 'help': "Drill CNC job.\n" +
-                        "> drillcncjob <name> -tools <str> -drillz <float> -travelz <float> -feedrate <float> -outname <str> \n" +
+                        "> drillcncjob <name> -tools <str> -drillz <float> -travelz <float> -feedrate <float> -outname <str> [-toolchange (int)] \n" +
                         "   name: Name of the object\n" +
                         "   tools: Comma separated indexes of tools (example: 1,3 or 2)\n" +
                         "   drillz: Drill depth into material (example: -2.0)\n" +
                         "   travelz: Travel distance above material (example: 2.0)\n" +
                         "   feedrate: Drilling feed rate\n" +
-                        "   outname: Name of object to create\n"
+                        "   outname: Name of object to create\n" +
+                        "   toolchange: Enable tool changes (example: 1)\n"
             },
             'scale': {
                 'fcn': lambda name, factor: self.collection.get_by_name(str(name)).scale(float(factor)),