diff --git a/src/apk.c b/src/apk.c
index d4ce396..73c9f21 100644
--- a/src/apk.c
+++ b/src/apk.c
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ static int option_parse_commit(void *ctx, struct apk_db_options *dbopts, int opt
 	case 0x117:
 		apk_flags |= APK_NO_COMMIT_HOOKS;
 		break;
+	case 0x118:
+		dbopts->open_flags |= APK_OPENF_CREATE;
+		apk_flags |= APK_FORCE | APK_NO_COMMIT_HOOKS;
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
@@ -232,6 +236,8 @@ static const struct apk_option options_commit[] = {
 	{ 0x111, "overlay-from-stdin",	"Read list of overlay files from stdin" },
 	{ 0x113, "no-scripts",		"Do not execute any scripts" },
 	{ 0x117, "no-commit-hooks",	"Skip pre/post hook scripts (but not other scripts)" },
+	{ 0x118, "initramfs-diskless-boot",
+	  "Enables options for diskeless initramfs boot (e.g. skip hooks)" },
 };
 
 const struct apk_option_group optgroup_commit = {