diff --git a/src/cli/constant.js b/src/cli/constant.js
index 902bff79..523f1292 100644
--- a/src/cli/constant.js
+++ b/src/cli/constant.js
@@ -443,10 +443,19 @@ const detailedOptionMap = detailedOptions.reduce(
   {}
 );
 
+const apiDetailedOptionMap = detailedOptions.reduce(
+  (current, option) =>
+    option.forwardToApi && option.forwardToApi !== option.name
+      ? Object.assign(current, { [option.forwardToApi]: option })
+      : current,
+  {}
+);
+
 module.exports = {
   categoryOrder,
   minimistOptions,
   detailedOptions,
   detailedOptionMap,
+  apiDetailedOptionMap,
   usageSummary
 };
diff --git a/src/cli/util.js b/src/cli/util.js
index ec7df22c..eb1db585 100644
--- a/src/cli/util.js
+++ b/src/cli/util.js
@@ -37,9 +37,12 @@ function getOptions(argv) {
   );
 }
 
-function dashifyObject(object) {
+function cliifyOptions(object) {
   return Object.keys(object || {}).reduce((output, key) => {
-    output[dashify(key)] = object[key];
+    const apiOption = constant.apiDetailedOptionMap[key];
+    const cliKey = apiOption ? apiOption.name : key;
+
+    output[dashify(cliKey)] = object[key];
     return output;
   }, {});
 }
@@ -202,8 +205,8 @@ function parseArgsToOptions(argv, overrideDefaults) {
           boolean: constant.minimistOptions.boolean,
           default: Object.assign(
             {},
-            dashifyObject(apiDefaultOptions),
-            dashifyObject(overrideDefaults)
+            cliifyOptions(apiDefaultOptions),
+            cliifyOptions(overrideDefaults)
           )
         })
       ),
@@ -619,7 +622,10 @@ function normalizeConfig(type, rawConfig, options) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const option = constant.detailedOptionMap[key];
+    let option = constant.detailedOptionMap[key];
+    if (type === "api" && option === undefined) {
+      option = constant.apiDetailedOptionMap[key];
+    }
 
     // unknown option
     if (option === undefined) {
diff --git a/src/main/options.js b/src/main/options.js
index 73932f27..c52ceea5 100644
--- a/src/main/options.js
+++ b/src/main/options.js
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ function normalize(options) {
   const normalized = Object.assign({}, options || {});
   const filepath = normalized.filepath;
 
+  normalized.plugins = loadPlugins(normalized);
+
   if (
     filepath &&
     !normalized.parentParser &&
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ function normalize(options) {
     const extension = path.extname(filepath);
     const filename = path.basename(filepath).toLowerCase();
 
-    const language = getSupportInfo().languages.find(
+    const language = getSupportInfo(null, normalized).languages.find(
       language =>
         typeof language.since === "string" &&
         (language.extensions.indexOf(extension) > -1 ||
@@ -122,7 +124,6 @@ function normalize(options) {
     delete normalized.useFlowParser;
   }
 
-  normalized.plugins = loadPlugins(normalized);
   normalized.astFormat = resolveParser(normalized).astFormat;
   normalized.printer = getPrinter(normalized);