diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 563f973..f6c661a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
             toolchain: nightly
             override: true
+            component: clippy
 
       # `cargo check` command here will use installed `nightly`
       # as it set as an "override" for current directory
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ See [additional recipes here](https://github.com/actions-rs/meta).
 * `target`: Additionally install specific target for this toolchain (ex. `x86_64-apple-darwin`)
 * `default`: Set installed toolchain as default (executes `rustup toolchain default {toolchain}`)
 * `override`: Set installed toolchain as an override for current directory
+* `component`: Set additional component (see the below section) to add to the toolchain
 
 ## Components
 
diff --git a/src/args.ts b/src/args.ts
index e3fe0b9..167707a 100644
--- a/src/args.ts
+++ b/src/args.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ export interface ToolchainOptions {
     name: string,
     target?: string,
     default: boolean,
-    override: boolean
+    override: boolean,
+    component?: string
 }
 
 export function toolchain_args(): ToolchainOptions {
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export function toolchain_args(): ToolchainOptions {
         name: getInput('toolchain', {required: true}),
         target: getInput('target') || undefined,
         default: inputBoolean('default'),
-        override: inputBoolean('override')
+        override: inputBoolean('override'),
+        component: getInput('component') || undefined
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 1f316e9..44b4653 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ async function run() {
     if (opts.target) {
         await exec.exec(rustup, ['target', 'add', '--toolchain', opts.name, opts.target]);
     }
+
+    if (opts.component) {
+        await exec.exec(rustup, ['component', 'add', opts.component, '--toolchain', opts.name]);
+    }
 }
 
 async function main() {