diff --git a/features/option.feature b/features/option.feature
index ec731280..6fd54c10 100644
--- a/features/option.feature
+++ b/features/option.feature
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ Feature: Manage WordPress options
       [1,2]
       """
 
+    # Raw values
+    When I run `wp option set raw_option '[ 1, 2 ]' --format=json`
+    Then STDOUT should not be empty
+
+    When I run `wp option get raw_option --format=raw`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      a:2:{i:0;i:1;i:1;i:2;}
+      """
 
     # Reading from files
     Given a value.json file:
diff --git a/src/Option_Command.php b/src/Option_Command.php
index 34310af0..b57b339e 100644
--- a/src/Option_Command.php
+++ b/src/Option_Command.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class Option_Command extends WP_CLI_Command {
 	 *   - var_export
 	 *   - json
 	 *   - yaml
+	 *   - raw
 	 * ---
 	 *
 	 * ## EXAMPLES
@@ -80,6 +81,16 @@ public function get( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 			WP_CLI::error( "Could not get '{$key}' option. Does it exist?" );
 		}
 
+		if ( 'raw' === Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'format' ) ) {
+			global $wpdb;
+			$value = $wpdb->get_var(
+				$wpdb->prepare(
+					"SELECT option_value FROM $wpdb->options WHERE option_name = %s",
+					$key
+				)
+			);
+		}
+
 		WP_CLI::print_value( $value, $assoc_args );
 	}