diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index 85bc7ae8..53a822c5 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ on extensive configurability, massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 
 	createGroup(flagSet, "input", "Target",
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.Target, "target", "u", "", "target URL/host to scan"),
-		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.Targets, "list", "l", "", "path to file containing a list of target URLs/hosts to scan (one per line)"),
+		flagSet.StringSliceVarP(&options.Targets, "list", "l", []string{}, "list of target URL/hosts to scan"),
+		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.TargetsFile, "file", "f", "", "path to file containing a list of target URLs/hosts to scan (one per line)"),
 	)
 
 	createGroup(flagSet, "templates", "Templates",
diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
index 017d3d86..2d9afd88 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func New(options *types.Options) (*Runner, error) {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	if (len(options.Templates) == 0 || !options.NewTemplates || (options.Targets == "" && !options.Stdin && options.Target == "")) && options.UpdateTemplates {
+	if (len(options.Templates) == 0 || !options.NewTemplates || (len(options.Targets) == 0 && !options.Stdin && options.Target == "" && options.TargetsFile == "")) && options.UpdateTemplates {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	hm, err := hybrid.New(hybrid.DefaultDiskOptions)
@@ -144,6 +144,15 @@ func New(options *types.Options) (*Runner, error) {
 		runner.hostMap.Set(options.Target, nil)
 	}
 
+	// Handle multiple targets
+	if len(options.Targets) != 0 {
+		for _, target := range options.Targets {
+			runner.inputCount++
+			// nolint:errcheck // ignoring error
+			runner.hostMap.Set(target, nil)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Handle stdin
 	if options.Stdin {
 		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
@@ -163,8 +172,8 @@ func New(options *types.Options) (*Runner, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Handle taget file
-	if options.Targets != "" {
-		input, inputErr := os.Open(options.Targets)
+	if options.TargetsFile != "" {
+		input, inputErr := os.Open(options.TargetsFile)
 		if inputErr != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(inputErr, "could not open targets file")
 		}
diff --git a/v2/internal/testutils/testutils.go b/v2/internal/testutils/testutils.go
index e2008bad..5296a8f8 100644
--- a/v2/internal/testutils/testutils.go
+++ b/v2/internal/testutils/testutils.go
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ var DefaultOptions = &types.Options{
 	ProjectPath:        "",
 	Severity:           []string{},
 	Target:             "",
-	Targets:            "",
+	Targets:            []string{},
+	TargetsFile:        "",
 	Output:             "",
 	ProxyURL:           "",
 	ProxySocksURL:      "",
diff --git a/v2/pkg/types/types.go b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
index c80ed5b1..c87f66f7 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ type Options struct {
 	// Target is a single URL/Domain to scan using a template
 	Target string
 	// Targets specifies the targets to scan using templates.
-	Targets string
+	Targets goflags.StringSlice
+	// TargetsFile specifies the targets in a file to scan using templates.
+	TargetsFile string
 	// Output is the file to write found results to.
 	Output string
 	// ProxyURL is the URL for the proxy server