diff --git a/handler/handler_main.cc b/handler/handler_main.cc
index 80babc31..1cf655ae 100644
--- a/handler/handler_main.cc
+++ b/handler/handler_main.cc
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ void Usage(const base::FilePath& me) {
 "      --minidump-dir-for-tests=TEST_MINIDUMP_DIR\n"
 "                              causes /sbin/crash_reporter to leave dumps in\n"
 "                              this directory instead of the normal location\n"
+"      --always-allow-feedback\n"
+"                              pass the --always_allow_feedback flag to\n"
+"                              crash_reporter, thus skipping metrics consent\n"
+"                              checks\n"
 #endif  // OS_CHROMEOS
 "      --help                  display this help and exit\n"
 "      --version               output version information and exit\n",
@@ -201,8 +205,9 @@ struct Options {
   bool rate_limit;
   bool upload_gzip;
 #if defined(OS_CHROMEOS)
-  bool use_cros_crash_reporter;
+  bool use_cros_crash_reporter = false;
   base::FilePath minidump_dir_for_tests;
+  bool always_allow_feedback = false;
 #endif  // OS_CHROMEOS
 };
 
@@ -561,6 +566,7 @@ int HandlerMain(int argc,
 #if defined(OS_CHROMEOS)
     kOptionUseCrosCrashReporter,
     kOptionMinidumpDirForTests,
+    kOptionAlwaysAllowFeedback,
 #endif  // OS_CHROMEOS
 
     // Standard options.
@@ -636,6 +642,10 @@ int HandlerMain(int argc,
       required_argument,
       nullptr,
       kOptionMinidumpDirForTests},
+    {"always-allow-feedback",
+      no_argument,
+      nullptr,
+      kOptionAlwaysAllowFeedback},
 #endif  // OS_CHROMEOS
     {"help", no_argument, nullptr, kOptionHelp},
     {"version", no_argument, nullptr, kOptionVersion},
@@ -788,6 +798,10 @@ int HandlerMain(int argc,
             ToolSupport::CommandLineArgumentToFilePathStringType(optarg));
         break;
       }
+      case kOptionAlwaysAllowFeedback: {
+        options.always_allow_feedback = true;
+        break;
+      }
 #endif  // OS_CHROMEOS
       case kOptionHelp: {
         Usage(me);
@@ -931,6 +945,10 @@ int HandlerMain(int argc,
       cros_handler->SetDumpDir(options.minidump_dir_for_tests);
     }
 
+    if (options.always_allow_feedback) {
+      cros_handler->SetAlwaysAllowFeedback();
+    }
+
     exception_handler = std::move(cros_handler);
   } else {
     exception_handler = std::make_unique<CrashReportExceptionHandler>(
diff --git a/handler/linux/cros_crash_report_exception_handler.cc b/handler/linux/cros_crash_report_exception_handler.cc
index f54cc07c..b394d61f 100644
--- a/handler/linux/cros_crash_report_exception_handler.cc
+++ b/handler/linux/cros_crash_report_exception_handler.cc
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ CrosCrashReportExceptionHandler::CrosCrashReportExceptionHandler(
     const UserStreamDataSources* user_stream_data_sources)
     : database_(database),
       process_annotations_(process_annotations),
-      user_stream_data_sources_(user_stream_data_sources) {}
+      user_stream_data_sources_(user_stream_data_sources),
+      always_allow_feedback_(false) {}
 
 CrosCrashReportExceptionHandler::~CrosCrashReportExceptionHandler() = default;
 
@@ -258,6 +259,9 @@ bool CrosCrashReportExceptionHandler::HandleExceptionWithConnection(
   if (!dump_dir_.empty()) {
     argv.push_back("--chrome_dump_dir=" + dump_dir_.value());
   }
+  if (always_allow_feedback_) {
+    argv.push_back("--always_allow_feedback");
+  }
 
   if (!DoubleForkAndExec(argv,
                          nullptr /* envp */,
diff --git a/handler/linux/cros_crash_report_exception_handler.h b/handler/linux/cros_crash_report_exception_handler.h
index def1c82b..0b145448 100644
--- a/handler/linux/cros_crash_report_exception_handler.h
+++ b/handler/linux/cros_crash_report_exception_handler.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class CrosCrashReportExceptionHandler
       UUID* local_report_id = nullptr) override;
 
   void SetDumpDir(const base::FilePath& dump_dir) { dump_dir_ = dump_dir; }
+  void SetAlwaysAllowFeedback() { always_allow_feedback_ = true; }
  private:
   bool HandleExceptionWithConnection(
       PtraceConnection* connection,
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ class CrosCrashReportExceptionHandler
   const std::map<std::string, std::string>* process_annotations_;  // weak
   const UserStreamDataSources* user_stream_data_sources_;  // weak
   base::FilePath dump_dir_;
+  bool always_allow_feedback_;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(CrosCrashReportExceptionHandler);
 };