diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 839cac9..5575fa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -52,3 +52,21 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check if default build directory is not exist
         run: test ! -d build
+
+  use-action-with-additional-args:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
+
+      - name: Use this action with build txt enabled
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          source-dir: test
+          args: -D BUILD_TXT=ON
+
+      - name: Run build result
+        run: build/hello_world
+
+      - name: Check if the txt result exist
+        run: cat build/hello_world.txt
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index c01737c..4be2805 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: build
   c-compiler:
-    description: Preferred executable for compiling C language files
+    description: The preferred executable for compiling C language files
+    required: false
+  args:
+    description: Additional arguments passed during CMake configuration
     required: false
 runs:
   using: composite
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ runs:
         if [ -n '${{ inputs.c-compiler }}' ]; then
           CONFIGURE_ARGS="$CONFIGURE_ARGS -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER=${{ inputs.c-compiler }}"
         fi
+        if [ -n '${{ inputs.args }}' ]; then
+          CONFIGURE_ARGS="$CONFIGURE_ARGS ${{ inputs.args }}"
+        fi
         echo "CMAKE_CONFIGURE_ARGS=$CONFIGURE_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "CMAKE_BUILD_ARGS=$BUILD_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 71bf957..135aa7f 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 project(test)
+
+option(BUILD_TXT "build hello world txt file" OFF)
+
 add_executable(hello_world hello_world.cpp)
+
+if(BUILD_TXT)
+  add_custom_target(
+    hello_world_txt ALL
+    COMMAND echo "Hello world!" >> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/hello_world.txt
+  )
+endif()