diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c505ba..915736a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ but you can not open source the contributions.
 
 Example: `modulePath: "../../custom_libs/cucumberjs/lib/cucumber.js"`
 
+#### coffee
+Type: `Boolean`
+
+Default: `false`
+
+When true, cucumberjs will output code snippets in coffeescript
 
 ### Usage Examples
 
diff --git a/tasks/cucumber-js-task.js b/tasks/cucumber-js-task.js
index 336162c..c6250a9 100644
--- a/tasks/cucumber-js-task.js
+++ b/tasks/cucumber-js-task.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
     var tags = grunt.option('tags') || options.tags;
     var format = grunt.option('format') || options.format;
     var modulePath = options.modulePath;
+    var coffee = options.coffee;
 
     grunt.verbose.writeflags(options, 'Options');
 
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
       execOptions.push(format);
     }
 
+    if (coffee) {
+      execOptions.push('--coffee');
+    }
+
     var cucumberPath = 'cucumber';
     if (! _.isEmpty(modulePath)) {
       cucumberPath = modulePath;