diff --git a/changelog/betterC_build_option.dd b/changelog/betterC_build_option.dd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9628f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/betterC_build_option.dd
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+betterC build option has been added
+
+This build option can be used to pass `-betterC` argument to DMD or LDC:
+
+dub.json:
+---
+"buildOptions": ["betterC"]
+---
+
+dub.sdl:
+---
+buildOptions "betterC"
+---
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d b/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
index 28b98be..939a1f1 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
@@ -300,9 +300,11 @@
 	property = 1<<20,             /// DEPRECATED: Enforce property syntax (-property)
 	profileGC = 1<<21,            /// Profile runtime allocations
 	pic = 1<<22,                  /// Generate position independent code
+	betterC = 1<<23,              /// Compile in betterC mode (-betterC)
+
 	// for internal usage
-	_docs = 1<<23,                // Write ddoc to docs
-	_ddox = 1<<24                 // Compile docs.json
+	_docs = 1<<24,                // Write ddoc to docs
+	_ddox = 1<<25                 // Compile docs.json
 }
 
 	struct BuildOptions {
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index 856cdae..be04a79 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 		tuple(BuildOption.deprecationErrors, ["-de"]),
 		tuple(BuildOption.property, ["-property"]),
 		tuple(BuildOption.profileGC, ["-profile=gc"]),
+		tuple(BuildOption.betterC, ["-betterC"]),
 
 		tuple(BuildOption._docs, ["-Dddocs"]),
 		tuple(BuildOption._ddox, ["-Xfdocs.json", "-Df__dummy.html"]),
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
index f09e133..04135da 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 		tuple(BuildOption.deprecationErrors, ["-de"]),
 		tuple(BuildOption.property, ["-property"]),
 		//tuple(BuildOption.profileGC, ["-?"]),
+		tuple(BuildOption.betterC, ["-betterC"]),
 
 		tuple(BuildOption._docs, ["-Dd=docs"]),
 		tuple(BuildOption._ddox, ["-Xf=docs.json", "-Dd=__dummy_docs"]),
diff --git a/test/issue1427-betterC/.gitignore b/test/issue1427-betterC/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fd9d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1427-betterC/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+test
+*.o
+*.exe
+.dub
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/issue1427-betterC/.min_frontend b/test/issue1427-betterC/.min_frontend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67aaf4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1427-betterC/.min_frontend
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2.078
diff --git a/test/issue1427-betterC/.no_run b/test/issue1427-betterC/.no_run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1427-betterC/.no_run
diff --git a/test/issue1427-betterC/.no_test b/test/issue1427-betterC/.no_test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1427-betterC/.no_test
diff --git a/test/issue1427-betterC/dub.json b/test/issue1427-betterC/dub.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6e9256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1427-betterC/dub.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"name": "test",
+	"buildOptions": ["betterC"]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/issue1427-betterC/source/app.d b/test/issue1427-betterC/source/app.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca1a7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1427-betterC/source/app.d
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version(D_BetterC) {} else static assert(false);
+
+extern(C) void main() { }
\ No newline at end of file