diff --git a/cli/compile/compile.go b/cli/compile/compile.go
index f10d6d52f1e..e748cbae767 100644
--- a/cli/compile/compile.go
+++ b/cli/compile/compile.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ var (
 	port               string   // Upload port, e.g.: COM10 or /dev/ttyACM0.
 	verify             bool     // Upload, verify uploaded binary after the upload.
 	exportFile         string   // The compiled binary is written to this file
+	libraries          []string // List of custom libraries paths separated by commas. Or can be used multiple times for multiple libraries paths.
 )
 
 // NewCommand created a new `compile` command
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	command.Flags().StringVarP(&port, "port", "p", "", "Upload port, e.g.: COM10 or /dev/ttyACM0")
 	command.Flags().BoolVarP(&verify, "verify", "t", false, "Verify uploaded binary after the upload.")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&vidPid, "vid-pid", "", "When specified, VID/PID specific build properties are used, if boards supports them.")
+	command.Flags().StringSliceVar(&libraries, "libraries", []string{},
+		"List of custom libraries paths separated by commas. Or can be used multiple times for multiple libraries paths.")
 
 	return command
 }
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ func run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		Quiet:           quiet,
 		VidPid:          vidPid,
 		ExportFile:      exportFile,
+		Libraries:       libraries,
 	}, os.Stdout, os.Stderr, viper.GetString("logging.level") == "debug")
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/commands/compile/compile.go b/commands/compile/compile.go
index b3ea4fe9318..1a2b3e5e5e4 100644
--- a/commands/compile/compile.go
+++ b/commands/compile/compile.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func Compile(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.CompileReq, outStream, errStream io.W
 	builderCtx.HardwareDirs = configuration.HardwareDirectories()
 	builderCtx.BuiltInToolsDirs = configuration.BundleToolsDirectories()
 
-	builderCtx.OtherLibrariesDirs = paths.NewPathList()
+	builderCtx.OtherLibrariesDirs = paths.NewPathList(req.GetLibraries()...)
 	builderCtx.OtherLibrariesDirs.Add(configuration.LibrariesDir())
 
 	if req.GetBuildPath() != "" {
diff --git a/rpc/commands/compile.pb.go b/rpc/commands/compile.pb.go
index acfb56d8f87..ca07e31f157 100644
--- a/rpc/commands/compile.pb.go
+++ b/rpc/commands/compile.pb.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type CompileReq struct {
 	VidPid               string    `protobuf:"bytes,12,opt,name=vidPid,proto3" json:"vidPid,omitempty"`
 	ExportFile           string    `protobuf:"bytes,13,opt,name=exportFile,proto3" json:"exportFile,omitempty"`
 	Jobs                 int32     `protobuf:"varint,14,opt,name=jobs,proto3" json:"jobs,omitempty"`
+	Libraries            []string  `protobuf:"bytes,15,rep,name=libraries,proto3" json:"libraries,omitempty"`
 	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{}  `json:"-"`
 	XXX_unrecognized     []byte    `json:"-"`
 	XXX_sizecache        int32     `json:"-"`
@@ -163,6 +164,13 @@ func (m *CompileReq) GetJobs() int32 {
 	return 0
 }
 
+func (m *CompileReq) GetLibraries() []string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Libraries
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type CompileResp struct {
 	OutStream            []byte   `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=out_stream,json=outStream,proto3" json:"out_stream,omitempty"`
 	ErrStream            []byte   `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=err_stream,json=errStream,proto3" json:"err_stream,omitempty"`
@@ -218,30 +226,31 @@ func init() {
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("commands/compile.proto", fileDescriptor_86bc582849c76c3d) }
 
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diff --git a/rpc/commands/compile.proto b/rpc/commands/compile.proto
index c0441db635f..460ec564a21 100644
--- a/rpc/commands/compile.proto
+++ b/rpc/commands/compile.proto
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ message CompileReq {
   string vidPid = 12;   // VID/PID specific build properties.
   string exportFile = 13;   // The compiled binary is written to this file
   int32 jobs = 14;   // The max number of concurrent compiler instances to run (as make -jx)
+  repeated string libraries = 15; // List of custom libraries paths separated by commas. Or can be used multiple times for multiple libraries paths.
 }
 
 message CompileResp {