diff --git a/etc/cli.yml b/etc/cli.yml
index 553a8f52..0889605f 100644
--- a/etc/cli.yml
+++ b/etc/cli.yml
@@ -397,6 +397,12 @@ subcommands:
                 version: 0.1
                 author: Matthias Beyer <mail@beyermatthias.de>
                 args:
+                    - pretty:
+                        long: pretty
+                        help: Print table with ASCII-border
+                        required: false
+                        takes_value: false
+
                     - namegrep:
                         short: n
                         long: name
diff --git a/src/module/notes/mod.rs b/src/module/notes/mod.rs
index 5647e85d..b016b8c3 100644
--- a/src/module/notes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/module/notes/mod.rs
@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ impl<'a> Notes<'a> {
             hash_filter.or(Box::new(head_filter)).and(Box::new(text_filter)).and(Box::new(tags_filter))
         };
 
-        let printer = TablePrinter::new(self.rt.is_verbose(), self.rt.is_debugging(), true);
+        let pretty = matches.is_present("pretty");
+        debug!("Printing pretty table = {}", pretty);
+        let printer = TablePrinter::new(self.rt.is_verbose(), self.rt.is_debugging(), pretty);
 
         printer.print_files_custom(
             self.rt.store()