diff --git a/changelog.adoc b/changelog.adoc
index e871dda..bad38fe 100644
--- a/changelog.adoc
+++ b/changelog.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,38 @@
 = Changelog
 :toc:
 
+== wip v0.29.0: New Features
+
+As the releases before, this release has 100% test coverage.
+Tested with Go 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20 and 1.21.
+
+=== New Features
+
+* Add `opt.SetCalled` ModifyFn to allow setting an option as called.
++
+Useful when calling `CommandFn` directly and not through `opt.Dispatch` and without a call to `opt.Parse`.
+It allows building a `opt` object using defaults and marking the options as called.
++
+For example:
++
+[source,go]
+----
+
+func Run(ctx context.Context, opt *getoptions.GetOpt, args []string) error {
+	password := opt.Value("password").(string)
+
+	nopt := getoptions.New()
+	nopt.String("password", password, opt.SetCalled(opt.Called("password")))
+	nopt.Int("number", 123, opt.SetCalled(true))
+	nopt.Float64("float", 3.14) // opt.Called("float") is false but its value is set to 3.14
+
+	err := CommandFn(ctx, nopt, []string{})
+----
+
 == v0.28.0: Extend ZSHELL support
 
 As the releases before, this release has 100% test coverage.
-Tested with 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20 and 1.21.
+Tested with Go 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20 and 1.21.
 
 === Breaking
 
diff --git a/examples/complex/show/show.go b/examples/complex/show/show.go
index b278b60..eb1080f 100644
--- a/examples/complex/show/show.go
+++ b/examples/complex/show/show.go
@@ -22,6 +22,23 @@ func NewCommand(parent *getoptions.GetOpt) *getoptions.GetOpt {
 
 // Run - Command entry point
 func Run(ctx context.Context, opt *getoptions.GetOpt, args []string) error {
+	showOption := opt.Value("show-option").(bool)
+	password := opt.Value("password").(string)
+
+	nopt := getoptions.New()
+	nopt.Bool("show-option", showOption, opt.SetCalled(opt.Called("show-option")))
+	nopt.String("password", password, opt.SetCalled(opt.Called("password")))
+	nopt.Int("number", 123, opt.SetCalled(true))
+	nopt.Float64("float", 3.14)
+
+	err := CommandFn(ctx, nopt, []string{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CommandFn(ctx context.Context, opt *getoptions.GetOpt, args []string) error {
 	Logger.Printf("args to show: %v\n", args)
 	fmt.Printf("show output... %v\n", args)
 	if opt.Called("show-option") {
@@ -30,5 +47,10 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, opt *getoptions.GetOpt, args []string) error {
 	if opt.Called("password") {
 		fmt.Printf("The secret was... %s\n", opt.Value("password"))
 	}
+	if opt.Called("number") {
+		fmt.Printf("show number: %d\n", opt.Value("number"))
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("show float: %f\n", opt.Value("float"))
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/public_api_test.go b/public_api_test.go
index 35bb598..34f00c4 100644
--- a/public_api_test.go
+++ b/public_api_test.go
@@ -3751,3 +3751,38 @@ SYNOPSIS:
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestSetCalled(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("unset", func(t *testing.T) {
+		opt := getoptions.New()
+		opt.Bool("bool", false)
+		opt.String("string", "hello")
+		opt.Int("int", 123, opt.SetCalled(true))
+		opt.Int("int2", 456, opt.SetCalled(false))
+
+		if opt.Value("bool") != false {
+			t.Errorf("wrong bool value")
+		}
+		if opt.Called("bool") {
+			t.Errorf("wrong bool called value")
+		}
+		if opt.Value("string") != "hello" {
+			t.Errorf("wrong string value")
+		}
+		if opt.Called("string") {
+			t.Errorf("wrong string called value")
+		}
+		if opt.Value("int") != 123 {
+			t.Errorf("wrong int value")
+		}
+		if !opt.Called("int") {
+			t.Errorf("wrong int called value")
+		}
+		if opt.Value("int2") != 456 {
+			t.Errorf("wrong int2 value")
+		}
+		if opt.Called("int2") {
+			t.Errorf("wrong int2 called value")
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/user_options.go b/user_options.go
index 29ba435..831b485 100644
--- a/user_options.go
+++ b/user_options.go
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ func (gopt *GetOpt) Description(msg string) ModifyFn {
 	}
 }
 
+// SetCalled - Mark the option as called using the option name.
+// Useful when adding options to a CommandFn call from a wrapper function.
+func (gopt *GetOpt) SetCalled(called bool) ModifyFn {
+	return func(parent *GetOpt, opt *option.Option) {
+		opt.Called = called
+	}
+}
+
 // Required - Automatically return an error if the option is not called.
 // Optionally provide a custom error message, a default error message will be used otherwise.
 func (gopt *GetOpt) Required(msg ...string) ModifyFn {