diff --git a/bin/pg_repack.c b/bin/pg_repack.c
index 8b84f4f..ea3b732 100644
--- a/bin/pg_repack.c
+++ b/bin/pg_repack.c
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ static bool sqlstate_equals(PGresult *res, const char *state)
 	return strcmp(PQresultErrorField(res, PG_DIAG_SQLSTATE), state) == 0;
 }
 
-static bool		analyze = true;
-static bool		alldb = false;
-static bool		noorder = false;
-static char	   *table = NULL;
-static char	   *orderby = NULL;
-static int		wait_timeout = 60;	/* in seconds */
+static bool				analyze = true;
+static bool				alldb = false;
+static bool				noorder = false;
+static SimpleStringList	table_list = {NULL, NULL};
+static char				*orderby = NULL;
+static int				wait_timeout = 60;	/* in seconds */
 
 /* buffer should have at least 11 bytes */
 static char *
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ utoa(unsigned int value, char *buffer)
 static pgut_option options[] =
 {
 	{ 'b', 'a', "all", &alldb },
-	{ 's', 't', "table", &table },
+	{ 'l', 't', "table", &table_list },
 	{ 'b', 'n', "no-order", &noorder },
 	{ 's', 'o', "order-by", &orderby },
 	{ 'i', 'T', "wait-timeout", &wait_timeout },
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ static pgut_option options[] =
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	int		i;
+	int						i;
+	SimpleStringListCell	*cell;
 
 	i = pgut_getopt(argc, argv, options);
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (alldb)
 	{
-		if (table)
+		if (table_list.head != NULL)
 			ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(EINVAL),
 				 errmsg("cannot repack a specific table in all databases")));
@@ -178,10 +179,17 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		if (!repack_one_database(orderby, table))
+		if (table_list.head != NULL)
+		{
+			for (cell = table_list.head; cell; cell = cell->next)
+			{
+				repack_one_database(orderby, cell->val);
+			}
+		}
+		else if (!repack_one_database(orderby, NULL))
 			ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ENOENT),
-				 errmsg("%s is not installed", PROGRAM_NAME)));
+					(errcode(ENOENT),
+					 errmsg("%s is not installed", PROGRAM_NAME)));
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/bin/pgut/pgut-fe.c b/bin/pgut/pgut-fe.c
index b622974..bcea19f 100644
--- a/bin/pgut/pgut-fe.c
+++ b/bin/pgut/pgut-fe.c
@@ -144,9 +144,12 @@ pgut_setopt(pgut_option *opt, const char *optarg, pgut_optsrc src)
 		/* high prior value has been set already. */
 		return;
 	}
-	else if (src >= SOURCE_CMDLINE && opt->source >= src)
+	else if (src >= SOURCE_CMDLINE && opt->source >= src && opt->type != 'l')
 	{
-		/* duplicated option in command line */
+		/* duplicated option in command line -- don't worry if the option
+		 * type is 'l' i.e. SimpleStringList, since we are allowed to have
+		 * multiples of these.
+		 */
 		message = "specified only once";
 	}
 	else
@@ -177,6 +180,10 @@ pgut_setopt(pgut_option *opt, const char *optarg, pgut_optsrc src)
 					return;
 				message = "a 32bit signed integer";
 				break;
+			case 'l':
+				message = "a List";
+				simple_string_list_append(opt->var, optarg);
+				return;
 			case 'u':
 				if (parse_uint32(optarg, opt->var))
 					return;
diff --git a/bin/pgut/pgut-fe.h b/bin/pgut/pgut-fe.h
index 49e6cfb..7529587 100644
--- a/bin/pgut/pgut-fe.h
+++ b/bin/pgut/pgut-fe.h
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ typedef enum pgut_optsrc
  * type:
  *	b: bool (true)
  *	B: bool (false)
- *  f: pgut_optfn
+ *	f: pgut_optfn
  *	i: 32bit signed integer
+ *	l: StringList
  *	u: 32bit unsigned integer
  *	I: 64bit signed integer
  *	U: 64bit unsigned integer
  *	s: string
- *  t: time_t
+ *	t: time_t
  *	y: YesNo (YES)
  *	Y: YesNo (NO)
  */
diff --git a/bin/pgut/pgut.c b/bin/pgut/pgut.c
index dca9853..5a86330 100644
--- a/bin/pgut/pgut.c
+++ b/bin/pgut/pgut.c
@@ -384,6 +384,40 @@ parse_time(const char *value, time_t *time)
 	return true;
 }
 
+/* Append the given string `val` to the `list` */
+void
+simple_string_list_append(SimpleStringList *list, const char *val)
+{
+	SimpleStringListCell *cell;
+
+	/* this calculation correctly accounts for the null trailing byte */
+	cell = (SimpleStringListCell *)
+		pgut_malloc(sizeof(SimpleStringListCell) + strlen(val));
+	cell->next = NULL;
+	strcpy(cell->val, val);
+
+	if (list->tail)
+		list->tail->next = cell;
+	else
+		list->head = cell;
+	list->tail = cell;
+}
+
+/* Test whether `val` is in the given `list` */
+bool
+simple_string_list_member(SimpleStringList *list, const char *val)
+{
+	SimpleStringListCell *cell;
+
+	for (cell = list->head; cell; cell = cell->next)
+	{
+		if (strcmp(cell->val, val) == 0)
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+
 static char *
 prompt_for_password(void)
 {
diff --git a/bin/pgut/pgut.h b/bin/pgut/pgut.h
index f5217e6..f0b0f99 100644
--- a/bin/pgut/pgut.h
+++ b/bin/pgut/pgut.h
@@ -171,6 +171,23 @@ extern bool parse_time(const char *value, time_t *time);
 #define ToLower(c)		(tolower((unsigned char)(c)))
 #define ToUpper(c)		(toupper((unsigned char)(c)))
 
+/* linked list of string values and helper functions, stolen from pg_dump. */
+typedef struct SimpleStringListCell
+{
+	struct SimpleStringListCell *next;
+	char val[1];    /* VARIABLE LENGTH FIELD */
+} SimpleStringListCell;
+
+typedef struct SimpleStringList
+{
+	SimpleStringListCell *head;
+	SimpleStringListCell *tail;
+} SimpleStringList;
+
+extern void simple_string_list_append(SimpleStringList *list, const char *val);
+extern bool simple_string_list_member(SimpleStringList *list, const char *val);
+
+
 /*
  * socket operations
  */