diff --git a/ros2caret/verb/caret_record_init.py b/ros2caret/verb/caret_record_init.py
index 3ee2e3d6..48ee1839 100644
--- a/ros2caret/verb/caret_record_init.py
+++ b/ros2caret/verb/caret_record_init.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def init(
     subbuffer_size_kernel: int,
     display_list: bool = False,
     append_trace: bool = True,
+    immediate: bool = False,
 ) -> bool:
     """
     Init and start tracing.
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ def init(
 
     print(f'writing tracing session to: {full_session_path}')
 
-    input('press enter to start...')
+    if not immediate:
+        input('press enter to start...')
     # for iron, rolling
     if os.environ['ROS_DISTRO'] in ['iron', 'rolling']:
         trace_directory = lttng.lttng_init(
diff --git a/ros2caret/verb/record.py b/ros2caret/verb/record.py
index 7c0a5d99..b70efedf 100644
--- a/ros2caret/verb/record.py
+++ b/ros2caret/verb/record.py
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser, cli_name):
             help='the size of the subbuffers for kernel events(default: 32*4096). '
                  'buffer size must be power of two. '
                  'available in iron or rolling only. ')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--immediate', dest='immediate', action='store_true',
+            help='record immediately. ')
 
     def main(self, *, args):
         if args.light_mode:
@@ -202,6 +205,7 @@ def main(self, *, args):
         if args.subbuffer_size_kernel & (args.subbuffer_size_kernel-1):
             raise ValueError('--subbuffer-size-kernel value must be power of two.')
         init_args['subbuffer_size_kernel'] = args.subbuffer_size_kernel
+        init_args['immediate'] = args.immediate
         init(**init_args)
 
         def _run():