diff --git a/lib/guard.rb b/lib/guard.rb
index d9ed364..0f443a6 100644
--- a/lib/guard.rb
+++ b/lib/guard.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ module Guard
         end
         
         UI.info "Guard is now watching at '#{Dir.pwd}'"
-        guards.each { |g| supervised_task(g, :start) }
+        guards.each do |guard|
+          if supervised_task(guard, :start)
+            (guard.class.instance_methods(false) | ::Guard::Guard.instance_methods(false)).each do |m|
+              guard.send(:"#{$1}") if m.to_s =~ /^(.+)_at_start\?$/ && guard.send(:"#{$1}_at_start?")
+            end
+          end
+        end
         listener.start
       end
     end
@@ -63,7 +69,11 @@ module Guard
     # Let a guard execute his task but
     # fire it if his work lead to system failure
     def supervised_task(guard, task_to_supervise, *args)
-      guard.send(task_to_supervise, *args)
+      if !guard.respond_to(:"#{task_to_supervise}?") || guard.send(:"#{task_to_supervise}?")
+        guard.send(task_to_supervise, *args)
+      else
+        false
+      end
     rescue Exception
       UI.error("#{guard.class.name} guard failed to achieve its <#{task_to_supervise.to_s}> command: #{$!}")
       ::Guard.guards.delete guard
diff --git a/lib/guard/guard.rb b/lib/guard/guard.rb
index f205a1d..e3e00c9 100644
--- a/lib/guard/guard.rb
+++ b/lib/guard/guard.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 module Guard
   class Guard
     attr_accessor :watchers, :options
+
+    DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
+      :reload  => {:at_start => false, :disable => false},
+      :run_all => {:at_start => false, :disable => false}
+    }.freeze
     
     def initialize(watchers = [], options = {})
-      @watchers, @options = watchers, options
+      @watchers, @options = watchers, DEFAULT_OPTIONS.merge(options)
     end
     
     # Guardfile template needed inside guard gem
@@ -41,11 +46,31 @@ module Guard
     def reload
       true
     end
+
+    # disable reload method if return true. When is overwriten, must return false if `super' return false
+    def reload?
+      options[:reload] == true || (options[:reload].is_a?(Hash) && !options[:reload][:disable])
+    end
+
+    # enable call of reload method after start method if return true. When is overwriten, must return false if `super' return false
+    def reload_at_start?
+      options[:reload].is_a?(Hash) && !!options[:reload][:at_start]
+    end
     
     # Should be principally used for long action like running all specs/tests/...
     def run_all
       true
     end
+
+    # disable run_all method if return true. When is overwriten, must return false if `super' return false
+    def run_all?
+      options[:run_all] == true || (options[:run_all].is_a?(Hash) && !options[:run_all][:disable])
+    end
+
+    # enable call of run_all method after start method if return true. When is overwriten, must return false if `super' return false
+    def run_all_at_start?
+      options[:run_all].is_a?(Hash) && !!options[:run_all][:at_start]
+    end
     
     def run_on_change(paths)
       true
diff --git a/spec/guard/guard_spec.rb b/spec/guard/guard_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29aade9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/guard/guard_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'guard/guard'
+
+describe Guard::Guard do
+  subject { Guard::Guard }
+
+  it "should be initialized with watchers" do
+    watcher = mock(Guard::Watcher)
+    guard = subject.new([watcher])
+    guard.watchers.should == [watcher]
+  end
+
+  it "should be initialized with options" do
+    watcher = mock(Guard::Watcher)
+    guard = subject.new([], {:test => true})
+    guard.options[:test].should be_true
+    guard.options[:fake].should be_nil
+  end
+
+  context "#reload?" do
+
+    it "should return true by default" do
+      subject.new.reload?.should be_true
+    end
+
+    it "should return true with option `:reload => {:disable => false}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :reload => {:disable => false})
+      guard.reload?.should be_true
+    end
+
+    it "should return true with option `:reload => {}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :reload => {})
+      guard.reload?.should be_true
+    end
+
+    it "should return true with option `:reload => true'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :reload => true)
+      guard.reload?.should be_true
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => {:disable => true}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :reload => {:disable => true})
+      guard.reload?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => false'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :reload => false)
+      guard.reload?.should be_false
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  context "#reload_at_start?" do
+
+    it "should return false by default" do
+      subject.new.reload_at_start?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => {:at_start => false}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :reload => {:at_start => false})
+      guard.reload_at_start?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => {}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :reload => {})
+      guard.reload_at_start?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => true'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :reload => true)
+      guard.reload_at_start?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => false'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :reload => false)
+      guard.reload_at_start?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return true with option `:reload => {:at_start => true}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :reload => {:at_start => true})
+      guard.reload_at_start?.should be_true
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  context "#run_all?" do
+
+    it "should return true by default" do
+      subject.new.run_all?.should be_true
+    end
+
+    it "should return true with option `:reload => {:disable => false}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :run_all => {:disable => false})
+      guard.run_all?.should be_true
+    end
+
+    it "should return true with option `:reload => {}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :run_all => {})
+      guard.run_all?.should be_true
+    end
+
+    it "should return true with option `:reload => true'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :run_all => true)
+      guard.run_all?.should be_true
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => {:disable => true}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :run_all => {:disable => true})
+      guard.run_all?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => false'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :run_all => false)
+      guard.run_all?.should be_false
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  context "#run_all_at_start?" do
+
+    it "should return false by default" do
+      subject.new.run_all_at_start?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => {:at_start => false}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :run_all => {:at_start => false})
+      guard.run_all_at_start?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => {}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :run_all => {})
+      guard.run_all_at_start?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => true'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :run_all => true)
+      guard.run_all_at_start?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return false with option `:reload => false'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :run_all => false)
+      guard.run_all_at_start?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should return true with option `:reload => {:at_start => true}'" do
+      guard = subject.new([], :run_all => {:at_start => true})
+      guard.run_all_at_start?.should be_true
+    end
+
+  end
+  
+end
diff --git a/spec/guard_spec.rb b/spec/guard_spec.rb
index 7e34d57..e8648e4 100644
--- a/spec/guard_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/guard_spec.rb
@@ -54,16 +54,87 @@ describe Guard do
       ::Guard.listener.should be_kind_of(Guard::Listener)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "start" do
+
+    before(:each) do
+      @guard = mock(::Guard::Guard)
+      @guard.stub!(:reload_at_start?).and_return(false)
+      @guard.stub!(:run_all_at_start?).and_return(false)
+
+      @listener = mock(::Guard::Polling)
+      @listener.stub!(:on_change)
+      @listener.stub!(:start).and_return(true)
+
+      ::Guard::Listener.stub!(:init).and_return(@listener)
+      ::Guard::Dsl.stub!(:evaluate_guardfile)
+      ::Guard::Interactor.stub!(:init_signal_traps)
+      subject.stub!(:guards).and_return([@guard])
+      subject.stub!(:supervised_task).with(anything(), :start).and_return(true)
+    end
+
+    it 'should evaluate Guardfile' do
+      ::Guard::Dsl.should_receive(:evaluate_guardfile)
+      subject.start
+    end
+
+    it 'should init signal traps' do
+      ::Guard::Interactor.should_receive(:init_signal_traps)
+      subject.start
+    end
+
+    it 'should define listener on_change' do
+      @listener.should_receive(:on_change)
+      subject.start
+    end
+
+    it 'should start guards' do
+      subject.should_receive(:supervised_task).with(@guard, :start).and_return(true)
+      subject.start
+    end
+
+    it 'should call method definined to run at start' do
+      @guard.class.stub(:instance_methods).with(false).and_return([:test, :test_at_start?])
+
+      @guard.should_receive(:run_all_at_start?).and_return(true)
+      @guard.should_receive(:run_all).and_return(true)
+
+      @guard.should_receive(:test_at_start?).and_return(true)
+      @guard.should_receive(:test).and_return(true)
+
+      subject.start
+    end
+
+    it 'should not call method definined to not run at start' do
+      @guard.class.stub(:instance_methods).with(false).and_return([:test, :test_at_start?])
+
+      @guard.should_receive(:run_all_at_start?).and_return(false)
+      @guard.should_not_receive(:run_all)
+
+      @guard.should_receive(:test_at_start?).and_return(false)
+      @guard.should_not_receive(:test)
+
+      subject.start
+    end
+    
+  end
   
   describe "supervised_task" do
     subject { ::Guard.init }
     
     before :each do
       @g = mock(Guard::Guard)
+      @g.stub!(:respond_to).and_return { false }
       @g.stub!(:regular).and_return { true }
       @g.stub!(:spy).and_return { raise "I break your system" }
       @g.stub!(:pirate).and_raise Exception.new("I blow your system up")
       @g.stub!(:regular_arg).with("given_path").and_return { "given_path" }
+      @g.stub!(:enable_method).and_return { true }
+      @g.stub!(:enable_method?).and_return { true }
+      @g.stub!(:respond_to).with(:enable_method?).and_return { true }
+      @g.stub!(:disable_method).and_return { true }
+      @g.stub!(:disable_method?).and_return { false }
+      @g.stub!(:respond_to).with(:disable_method?).and_return { true }
       subject.guards.push @g
     end
     
@@ -92,6 +163,19 @@ describe Guard do
       subject.guards.should be_include(@g)
       ::Guard.supervised_task(@g, :regular_arg, "given_path").should == "given_path"
     end
+
+    it 'should let it go when method is enable by guard options' do
+      subject.guards.should be_include(@g)
+      subject.supervised_task(@g, :enable_method).should be_true
+      subject.guards.should be_include(@g)
+    end
+
+    it 'should not let it go when method is disable by guard options' do
+      subject.guards.should be_include(@g)
+      subject.supervised_task(@g, :disable_method).should be_false
+      subject.guards.should be_include(@g)
+    end
+
   end
   
 end