diff --git a/modules/cmd_args.py b/modules/cmd_args.py
index da93eb2669f..3775e670261 100644
--- a/modules/cmd_args.py
+++ b/modules/cmd_args.py
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@
 parser.add_argument("--show-negative-prompt", action='store_true', help="does not do anything", default=False)
 parser.add_argument("--ui-config-file", type=str, help="filename to use for ui configuration", default=os.path.join(data_path, 'ui-config.json'))
 parser.add_argument("--hide-ui-dir-config", action='store_true', help="hide directory configuration from webui", default=False)
-parser.add_argument("--freeze-settings", action='store_true', help="disable editing settings", default=False)
+parser.add_argument("--freeze-settings", action='store_true', help="disable editing of all settings globally", default=False)
+parser.add_argument("--freeze-settings-in-sections", type=str, help='disable editing settings in specific sections of the settings page by specifying a comma-delimited list such like "saving-images,upscaling". The list of setting names can be found in the modules/shared_options.py file', default=None)
+parser.add_argument("--freeze-specific-settings", type=str, help='disable editing of individual settings by specifying a comma-delimited list like "samples_save,samples_format". The list of setting names can be found in the config.json file', default=None)
 parser.add_argument("--ui-settings-file", type=str, help="filename to use for ui settings", default=os.path.join(data_path, 'config.json'))
 parser.add_argument("--gradio-debug",  action='store_true', help="launch gradio with --debug option")
 parser.add_argument("--gradio-auth", type=str, help='set gradio authentication like "username:password"; or comma-delimit multiple like "u1:p1,u2:p2,u3:p3"', default=None)
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@
 parser.add_argument("--theme", type=str, help="launches the UI with light or dark theme", default=None)
 parser.add_argument("--use-textbox-seed", action='store_true', help="use textbox for seeds in UI (no up/down, but possible to input long seeds)", default=False)
 parser.add_argument("--disable-console-progressbars", action='store_true', help="do not output progressbars to console", default=False)
-parser.add_argument("--enable-console-prompts", action='store_true', help="does not do anything", default=False)  # Legacy compatibility, use as default value shared.opts.enable_console_prompts
+parser.add_argument("--enable-console-prompts", action='store_true', help="print prompts to console when generating with txt2img and img2img", default=False)
 parser.add_argument('--vae-path', type=str, help='Checkpoint to use as VAE; setting this argument disables all settings related to VAE', default=None)
 parser.add_argument("--disable-safe-unpickle", action='store_true', help="disable checking pytorch models for malicious code", default=False)
 parser.add_argument("--api", action='store_true', help="use api=True to launch the API together with the webui (use --nowebui instead for only the API)")
@@ -113,9 +115,8 @@
 parser.add_argument("--no-hashing", action='store_true', help="disable sha256 hashing of checkpoints to help loading performance", default=False)
 parser.add_argument("--no-download-sd-model", action='store_true', help="don't download SD1.5 model even if no model is found in --ckpt-dir", default=False)
 parser.add_argument('--subpath', type=str, help='customize the subpath for gradio, use with reverse proxy')
-parser.add_argument('--add-stop-route', action='store_true', help='does not do anything')
+parser.add_argument('--add-stop-route', action='store_true', help='add /_stop route to stop server')
 parser.add_argument('--api-server-stop', action='store_true', help='enable server stop/restart/kill via api')
 parser.add_argument('--timeout-keep-alive', type=int, default=30, help='set timeout_keep_alive for uvicorn')
 parser.add_argument("--disable-all-extensions", action='store_true', help="prevent all extensions from running regardless of any other settings", default=False)
-parser.add_argument("--disable-extra-extensions", action='store_true', help="prevent all extensions except built-in from running regardless of any other settings", default=False)
-parser.add_argument("--skip-load-model-at-start", action='store_true', help="if load a model at web start, only take effect when --nowebui", )
+parser.add_argument("--disable-extra-extensions", action='store_true', help=" prevent all extensions except built-in from running regardless of any other settings", default=False)
diff --git a/modules/options.py b/modules/options.py
index 4fead690cea..09ff9403ddc 100644
--- a/modules/options.py
+++ b/modules/options.py
@@ -91,18 +91,35 @@ def __setattr__(self, key, value):
 
         if self.data is not None:
             if key in self.data or key in self.data_labels:
+
+                # Check that settings aren't globally frozen
                 assert not cmd_opts.freeze_settings, "changing settings is disabled"
 
+                # Get the info related to the setting being changed
                 info = self.data_labels.get(key, None)
                 if info.do_not_save:
                     return
 
+                # Restrict component arguments
                 comp_args = info.component_args if info else None
                 if isinstance(comp_args, dict) and comp_args.get('visible', True) is False:
-                    raise RuntimeError(f"not possible to set {key} because it is restricted")
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"not possible to set '{key}' because it is restricted")
+
+                # Check that this section isn't frozen
+                if cmd_opts.freeze_settings_in_sections is not None:
+                    frozen_sections = list(map(str.strip, cmd_opts.freeze_settings_in_sections.split(','))) # Trim whitespace from section names
+                    section_key = info.section[0]
+                    section_name = info.section[1]
+                    assert section_key not in frozen_sections, f"not possible to set '{key}' because settings in section '{section_name}' ({section_key}) are frozen with --freeze-settings-in-sections"
+
+                # Check that this section of the settings isn't frozen
+                if cmd_opts.freeze_specific_settings is not None:
+                    frozen_keys = list(map(str.strip, cmd_opts.freeze_specific_settings.split(','))) # Trim whitespace from setting keys
+                    assert key not in frozen_keys, f"not possible to set '{key}' because this setting is frozen with --freeze-specific-settings"
 
+                # Check shorthand option which disables editing options in "saving-paths"
                 if cmd_opts.hide_ui_dir_config and key in self.restricted_opts:
-                    raise RuntimeError(f"not possible to set {key} because it is restricted")
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"not possible to set '{key}' because it is restricted with --hide_ui_dir_config")
 
                 self.data[key] = value
                 return