diff --git a/src/nasher/install.nim b/src/nasher/install.nim
index f7d4479..5cda15e 100644
--- a/src/nasher/install.nim
+++ b/src/nasher/install.nim
@@ -57,12 +57,28 @@ proc install*(opts: Options, target: Target): bool =
     let
       installedTime = installed.getLastModificationTime
       timeDiff = getTimeDiff(fileTime, installedTime)
+      currentAnswer = getForceAnswer()
       defaultAnswer = if timeDiff >= 0: Yes else: No
 
+    # Here we temporarily override the user's forced answer. We do this so if
+    # the user passed both --yes / --no and --overwriteInstalledFile=ask, we can
+    # ask the user for input. After we ask, we set the forced answer back so any
+    # other prompts will be answered as the user intended.
+    case opts.get("overwriteInstalledFile", "")
+    of "ask": setForceAnswer(None)
+    of "default": setForceAnswer(Default)
+    of "always": setForceAnswer(Yes)
+    of "never": setForceAnswer(No)
+    of "": discard
+    else:
+      fatal("--overwriteInstalledFile must be one of [ask, default, always, never]")
+
     hint(getTimeDiffHint("The file to be installed", timeDiff))
     if not askIf(fmt"{installed} already exists. Overwrite?", defaultAnswer):
+      setForceAnswer(currentAnswer)
       return ext == ".mod" and cmd != "install" and
              askIf(fmt"Do you still wish to {cmd} {filename}?")
+    setForceAnswer(currentAnswer)
 
   copyFile(file, installed)
   setLastModificationTime(installed, fileTime)
diff --git a/src/nasher/pack.nim b/src/nasher/pack.nim
index 775e133..c30cbd5 100644
--- a/src/nasher/pack.nim
+++ b/src/nasher/pack.nim
@@ -62,11 +62,28 @@ proc pack*(opts: Options, target: Target): bool =
     let
       packTime = file.getLastModificationTime
       timeDiff = getTimeDiff(fileTime, packTime)
+      currentAnswer = getForceAnswer()
       defaultAnswer = if timeDiff >= 0: Yes else: No
 
+    # Here we temporarily override the user's forced answer. We do this so if
+    # the user passed both --yes / --no and --overwritePackedFile=ask, we can
+    # ask the user for input. After we ask, we set the forced answer back so any
+    # other prompts will be answered as the user intended.
+    case opts.get("overwritePackedFile", "")
+    of "ask": setForceAnswer(None)
+    of "default": setForceAnswer(Default)
+    of "always": setForceAnswer(Yes)
+    of "never": setForceAnswer(No)
+    of "": discard
+    else:
+      fatal("--overwritePackedFile must be one of [ask, default, always, never]")
+
     hint(getTimeDiffHint("The file to be packed", timeDiff))
     if not askIf(fmt"{file} already exists. Overwrite?", defaultAnswer):
+      setForceAnswer(currentAnswer)
       return cmd != "pack" and askIf(fmt"Continue installing {file}?")
+    setForceAnswer(currentAnswer)
+
   else:
     file.parentDir.createDir
 
diff --git a/src/nasher/utils/shared.nim b/src/nasher/utils/shared.nim
index 787ff34..2d073b1 100644
--- a/src/nasher/utils/shared.nim
+++ b/src/nasher/utils/shared.nim
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ const PackOpts* = """
   --noCompile            Do not re-compile scripts before packing
   --noConvert            Do not re-convert gff files before compiling
   --packUnchanged        Pack a target even if the source files are unchanged
+  --overwritePackedFile:<method>
+                         Whether to overwrite existing packed files of the same
+                         name in the output directory [choices: ask (default),
+                         default (overwrite if existing file is older, skip if
+                         newer), never, always]
 $#
 $#
 $#""" % [PackLoopOpts, UtilOpts, CompilerOpts]
@@ -89,6 +94,11 @@ $#
 Installation Options:
   --installDir:<dir>     Location for installed files (i.e., dir containing erf,
                          hak, modules, and tlk dirs) [default: $$NWN_HOME]
+  --overwriteInstalledFile:<method>
+                         Whether to overwrite existing files of the same name in
+                         the install directory [choices: ask (default), default
+                         (overwrite if existing file is older, skip if newer),
+                         never, always (will lose any changes from the toolset)]
   --useModuleFolder      Treat modules in $$installDir/modules as folders instead
                          of .mod files (note: EE only) [default: true]
 """ % PackOpts