diff --git a/candle-examples/examples/stable-diffusion/main.rs b/candle-examples/examples/stable-diffusion/main.rs
index 8c3ca2ee..14642e9a 100644
--- a/candle-examples/examples/stable-diffusion/main.rs
+++ b/candle-examples/examples/stable-diffusion/main.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ struct Args {
     /// information.
     #[arg(long, default_value_t = 0.8)]
     img2img_strength: f64,
+
+    /// The seed to use when generating random samples.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    seed: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, clap::ValueEnum, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -374,6 +378,7 @@ fn run(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
         use_flash_attn,
         img2img,
         img2img_strength,
+        seed,
         ..
     } = args;
 
@@ -427,6 +432,9 @@ fn run(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
 
     let scheduler = sd_config.build_scheduler(n_steps)?;
     let device = candle_examples::device(cpu)?;
+    if let Some(seed) = seed {
+        device.set_seed(seed)?;
+    }
     let use_guide_scale = guidance_scale > 1.0;
 
     let which = match sd_version {