diff --git a/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/Options.scala b/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/Options.scala
index 7aba4f63a..9b780b365 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/Options.scala
+++ b/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/Options.scala
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ final case class SparkSubmitOptions(
   @Help("Include default dependencies in Spark Yarn assembly or jars (see --auto-assembly). If --auto-assembly is false, the corresponding dependencies will still be shunted from the job classpath if this option is true. (Default: same as --auto-assembly)")
     defaultAssemblyDependencies: Option[Boolean] = None,
   assemblyDependencies: List[String] = Nil,
+  sparkAssemblyDependencies: List[String] = Nil,
   noDefaultSubmitDependencies: Boolean = false,
   submitDependencies: List[String] = Nil,
   @Help("Spark version - if empty, deduced from the job classpath. (Default: empty)")
diff --git a/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/SparkSubmit.scala b/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/SparkSubmit.scala
index 9b5abdfa5..67d6c2637 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/SparkSubmit.scala
+++ b/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/SparkSubmit.scala
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ final case class SparkSubmit(
         sparkVersion,
         options.yarnVersion,
         options.defaultAssemblyDependencies.getOrElse(options.autoAssembly),
-        options.assemblyDependencies.flatMap(_.split(",")).filter(_.nonEmpty),
+        options.assemblyDependencies.flatMap(_.split(",")).filter(_.nonEmpty) ++
+          options.sparkAssemblyDependencies.flatMap(_.split(",")).filter(_.nonEmpty).map(_ + s":$sparkVersion"),
         options.common
       )