diff --git a/minimal-examples/crypto/minimal-crypto-jwk/README.md b/minimal-examples/crypto/minimal-crypto-jwk/README.md
index 6807746c2..eea687da2 100644
--- a/minimal-examples/crypto/minimal-crypto-jwk/README.md
+++ b/minimal-examples/crypto/minimal-crypto-jwk/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Commandline option|Meaning
 -v <curve>|For EC keys, the curve, eg, "P-384"... this implies the key bits
 --kid "ID string"|Key identity string
 --use "use[ use]"|Key use restriction (mutually exclusive with --key-ops): sig, enc
+--alg <alg>|Specify the algorithm the key is designed for, eg "RSA1_5"
 --key-ops "op[ op]"|Key valid operations (mutually exclusive with --use): sign, verify, encrypt, decrypt, wrapKey, unwrapKey, deriveKey, deriveBits
 -c|Format the jwk as a linebroken C string
 --public <filepath>|Only output the full, private key, not the public version first
diff --git a/minimal-examples/crypto/minimal-crypto-jwk/main.c b/minimal-examples/crypto/minimal-crypto-jwk/main.c
index be875d2a4..ba474386c 100644
--- a/minimal-examples/crypto/minimal-crypto-jwk/main.c
+++ b/minimal-examples/crypto/minimal-crypto-jwk/main.c
@@ -67,15 +67,14 @@ format_c(int fd, const char *key)
 
 int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	struct lws_context_creation_info info;
-	struct lws_context *context;
-	const char *p;
 	int result = 0, logs = LLL_USER | LLL_ERR | LLL_WARN | LLL_NOTICE;
-	int bits = 4096;
 	enum lws_gencrypto_kty kty = LWS_GENCRYPTO_KTY_RSA;
+	struct lws_context_creation_info info;
+	const char *curve = "P-256", *p;
+	struct lws_context *context;
 	struct lws_jwk jwk;
+	int bits = 4096;
 	char key[32768];
-	const char *curve = "P-256";
 	int vl = sizeof(key);
 
 	if ((p = lws_cmdline_option(argc, argv, "-d")))
@@ -129,6 +128,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if ((p = lws_cmdline_option(argc, argv, "--use")))
 		lws_jwk_strdup_meta(&jwk, JWK_META_USE, p, strlen(p));
 
+	if ((p = lws_cmdline_option(argc, argv, "--alg")))
+		lws_jwk_strdup_meta(&jwk, JWK_META_ALG, p, strlen(p));
+
 	if ((p = lws_cmdline_option(argc, argv, "--key-ops")))
 		lws_jwk_strdup_meta(&jwk, JWK_META_KEY_OPS, p, strlen(p));