diff --git a/doc/dynare.texi b/doc/dynare.texi
index c6dc35b9d46efa772e4f460a6c61b1aafd267018..a6c40ed5cd72df62ca383a7ecda12f0762846d20 100644
--- a/doc/dynare.texi
+++ b/doc/dynare.texi
@@ -4599,6 +4599,10 @@ computed analyzes. Default: @code{0}
 
 @item prior_mc = @var{INTEGER}
 Size of Monte Carlo sample. Default: @code{2000}
+
+@item lik_init = @var{INTEGER}
+@xref{lik_init}
+
 @end table
 
 @end deffn
diff --git a/matlab/dynare_identification.m b/matlab/dynare_identification.m
index 8873fd307902e248a37e3b7434c6de85950ca695..b231af3c47e09a1f16a6a6f648ebeaae4cb220b3 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare_identification.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare_identification.m
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ options_ident = set_default_option(options_ident,'prior_range',0);
 options_ident = set_default_option(options_ident,'periods',300);
 options_ident = set_default_option(options_ident,'replic',100);
 options_ident = set_default_option(options_ident,'advanced',0);
+options_ident = set_default_option(options_ident,'lik_init',1);
 
 if nargin==2,
     options_ident.prior_mc=size(pdraws0,1);
diff --git a/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy b/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy
index 63cbbcbd0e97ea8c19f911a716af818b897a144a..f7a5226e067282cbe0589d24f2012df154fc48aa 100644
--- a/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy
+++ b/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy
@@ -1245,6 +1245,7 @@ identification_option : o_ar
                       | o_useautocorr
                       | o_load_ident_files
                       | o_prior_mc
+                      | o_lik_init
                       ;
 
 model_comparison : MODEL_COMPARISON mc_filename_list ';'