diff --git a/jiracli/cli.py b/jiracli/cli.py
index 210f10b..12b6d79 100644
--- a/jiracli/cli.py
+++ b/jiracli/cli.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def version(client):
 
 @main.command()
 @click.option('--project', help='Project to filter for. Default: take from config [filters]/default_project')
-@click.option('--component', 'components', help='Filter for issues with *any* of the given components')
+@click.option('--component', 'components', multiple=True, help='Filter for issues with *any* of the given components')
 @click.option('--status', multiple=True, help='Filter for issues with *any* of the given statuses')
 @click.option('--label', 'labels', multiple=True, help='Filter for issues with all the given labels')
 @click.option('--text', 'texts', multiple=True, help='Filter for issues containing all the given strings')