diff --git a/hoodie-utilities/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/utilities/deltastreamer/DeltaSync.java b/hoodie-utilities/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/utilities/deltastreamer/DeltaSync.java
index 00d270b6a..ce11d895a 100644
--- a/hoodie-utilities/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/utilities/deltastreamer/DeltaSync.java
+++ b/hoodie-utilities/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/utilities/deltastreamer/DeltaSync.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public class DeltaSync implements Serializable {
 
   protected static volatile Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(DeltaSync.class);
   public static String CHECKPOINT_KEY = "deltastreamer.checkpoint.key";
+  public static String CHECKPOINT_RESET_KEY = "deltastreamer.checkpoint.reset_key";
 
   /**
    * Delta Sync Config
@@ -245,7 +246,9 @@ public class DeltaSync implements Serializable {
       if (lastCommit.isPresent()) {
         HoodieCommitMetadata commitMetadata = HoodieCommitMetadata.fromBytes(
             commitTimelineOpt.get().getInstantDetails(lastCommit.get()).get(), HoodieCommitMetadata.class);
-        if (commitMetadata.getMetadata(CHECKPOINT_KEY) != null) {
+        if (cfg.checkpoint != null && !cfg.checkpoint.equals(commitMetadata.getMetadata(CHECKPOINT_RESET_KEY))) {
+          resumeCheckpointStr = Optional.of(cfg.checkpoint);
+        } else if (commitMetadata.getMetadata(CHECKPOINT_KEY) != null) {
           resumeCheckpointStr = Optional.of(commitMetadata.getMetadata(CHECKPOINT_KEY));
         } else {
           throw new HoodieDeltaStreamerException(
@@ -257,6 +260,10 @@ public class DeltaSync implements Serializable {
       HoodieTableMetaClient.initTableType(new Configuration(jssc.hadoopConfiguration()), cfg.targetBasePath,
           cfg.storageType, cfg.targetTableName, "archived");
     }
+
+    if (!resumeCheckpointStr.isPresent() && cfg.checkpoint != null) {
+      resumeCheckpointStr = Optional.of(cfg.checkpoint);
+    }
     log.info("Checkpoint to resume from : " + resumeCheckpointStr);
 
     final Optional<JavaRDD<GenericRecord>> avroRDDOptional;
@@ -348,6 +355,9 @@ public class DeltaSync implements Serializable {
     if (!hasErrors || cfg.commitOnErrors) {
       HashMap<String, String> checkpointCommitMetadata = new HashMap<>();
       checkpointCommitMetadata.put(CHECKPOINT_KEY, checkpointStr);
+      if (cfg.checkpoint != null) {
+        checkpointCommitMetadata.put(CHECKPOINT_RESET_KEY, cfg.checkpoint);
+      }
 
       if (hasErrors) {
         log.warn("Some records failed to be merged but forcing commit since commitOnErrors set. Errors/Total="
diff --git a/hoodie-utilities/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/utilities/deltastreamer/HoodieDeltaStreamer.java b/hoodie-utilities/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/utilities/deltastreamer/HoodieDeltaStreamer.java
index 1d0aca35f..c49f21758 100644
--- a/hoodie-utilities/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/utilities/deltastreamer/HoodieDeltaStreamer.java
+++ b/hoodie-utilities/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/utilities/deltastreamer/HoodieDeltaStreamer.java
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ public class HoodieDeltaStreamer implements Serializable {
         + "This flag disables it ")
     public Boolean forceDisableCompaction = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Resume Delta Streamer from this checkpoint.
+     */
+    @Parameter(names = {"--checkpoint"}, description = "Resume Delta Streamer from this checkpoint.")
+    public String checkpoint = null;
+
+
     @Parameter(names = {"--help", "-h"}, help = true)
     public Boolean help = false;