diff --git a/doc/pcre2test.1 b/doc/pcre2test.1
index 5af0dc5..85e82f2 100644
--- a/doc/pcre2test.1
+++ b/doc/pcre2test.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PCRE2TEST 1 "04 April 2017" "PCRE 10.30"
+.TH PCRE2TEST 1 "08 April 2017" "PCRE 10.30"
 .SH NAME
 pcre2test - a program for testing Perl-compatible regular expressions.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ compiled pattern is given after compilation.
 Behave as if each pattern line has the \fBjit\fP modifier; after successful
 compilation, each pattern is passed to the just-in-time compiler, if available.
 .TP 10
+\fB-jitverify\fP
+Behave as if each pattern line has the \fBjitverify\fP modifier; after
+successful compilation, each pattern is passed to the just-in-time compiler, if
+available, and the use of JIT is verified.
+.TP 10
 \fB-pattern\fB \fImodifier-list\fP
 Behave as if each pattern line contains the given modifiers.
 .TP 10
@@ -1777,6 +1782,6 @@ Cambridge, England.
 .rs
 .sp
 .nf
-Last updated: 04 April 2017
+Last updated: 08 April 2017
 Copyright (c) 1997-2017 University of Cambridge.
 .fi
diff --git a/src/pcre2test.c b/src/pcre2test.c
index 2906eac..d3d90fd 100644
--- a/src/pcre2test.c
+++ b/src/pcre2test.c
@@ -7253,6 +7253,7 @@ printf("  -error <n,m,..>  show messages for error numbers, then exit\n");
 printf("  -help         show usage information\n");
 printf("  -i            set default pattern modifier 'info'\n");
 printf("  -jit          set default pattern modifier 'jit'\n");
+printf("  -jitverify    set default pattern modifier 'jitverify'\n");
 printf("  -q            quiet: do not output PCRE2 version number at start\n");
 printf("  -pattern <s>  set default pattern modifier fields\n");
 printf("  -subject <s>  set default subject modifier fields\n");
@@ -7588,12 +7589,13 @@ while (argc > 1 && argv[op][0] == '-' && argv[op][1] != 0)
   else if (strcmp(arg, "-d") == 0)   def_patctl.control |= CTL_DEBUG;
   else if (strcmp(arg, "-dfa") == 0) def_datctl.control |= CTL_DFA;
   else if (strcmp(arg, "-i") == 0)   def_patctl.control |= CTL_INFO;
-  else if (strcmp(arg, "-jit") == 0)
+  else if (strcmp(arg, "-jit") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-jitverify") == 0)
     {
+    if (arg[4] != 0) def_patctl.control |= CTL_JITVERIFY; 
     def_patctl.jit = 7;  /* full & partial */
 #ifndef SUPPORT_JIT
     fprintf(stderr, "** Warning: JIT support is not available: "
-                    "-jit calls functions that do nothing.\n");
+                    "-jit[verify] calls functions that do nothing.\n");
 #endif
     }