diff --git a/TileIconifier/Controls/IconListView/IconListViewItemFactory.cs b/TileIconifier/Controls/IconListView/IconListViewItemFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3afec03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TileIconifier/Controls/IconListView/IconListViewItemFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using TileIconifier.Core.IconExtractor;
+
+namespace TileIconifier.Controls.IconListView
+{
+    internal class IconListViewItemFactory
+    {
+        public List<IconListViewItem> Create(IEnumerable<Icon> icons) 
+        {
+            //Build the list view items
+            var items = new List<IconListViewItem>();
+            foreach (Icon icon in icons)
+            {
+                var splitIcons = IconUtil.Split(icon);
+
+                var largestIcon = splitIcons.OrderByDescending(k => k.Width)
+                    .ThenByDescending(k => Math.Max(k.Height, k.Width))
+                    .First();
+                Bitmap bmp;
+                try
+                {
+                    bmp = IconUtil.ToBitmap(largestIcon);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    //icon failed to convert to bitmap
+                    continue;
+                }
+                items.Add(new IconListViewItem(bmp));
+
+                //Icon cleanup
+                icon.Dispose();
+                Array.ForEach(splitIcons, ic => ic.Dispose());
+                //The listview creates its own copy of the bitmap
+                bmp.Dispose();
+            }
+            return items;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/TileIconifier/Forms/Shared/FrmIconSelector.cs b/TileIconifier/Forms/Shared/FrmIconSelector.cs
index 89d19ae..ab4c204 100644
--- a/TileIconifier/Forms/Shared/FrmIconSelector.cs
+++ b/TileIconifier/Forms/Shared/FrmIconSelector.cs
@@ -209,32 +209,8 @@ private void BuildListView()
                 }
 
                 //Build the list view items
-                var items = new List<IconListViewItem>();
-                foreach (Icon icon in _icons)
-                {
-                    var splitIcons = IconUtil.Split(icon);
-
-                    var largestIcon = splitIcons.OrderByDescending(k => k.Width)
-                        .ThenByDescending(k => Math.Max(k.Height, k.Width))
-                        .First();
-                    Bitmap bmp;
-                    try
-                    {
-                        bmp = IconUtil.ToBitmap(largestIcon);
-                    }
-                    catch
-                    {
-                        //icon failed to convert to bitmap
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    items.Add(new IconListViewItem(bmp));
-
-                    //Icon cleanup
-                    icon.Dispose();
-                    Array.ForEach(splitIcons, ic => ic.Dispose());
-                    //The listview creates its own copy of the bitmap
-                    bmp.Dispose();
-                }
+                IconListViewItemFactory iconListViewItemFactory = new IconListViewItemFactory(); 
+                var items = iconListViewItemFactory.Create(_icons);
                 lvwIcons.Items.AddRange(items);
             }
             catch (Exception)
diff --git a/TileIconifier/Program.cs b/TileIconifier/Program.cs
index 7e62247..fae051a 100644
--- a/TileIconifier/Program.cs
+++ b/TileIconifier/Program.cs
@@ -29,10 +29,15 @@
 
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 using System;
+using System.Drawing;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
+using TileIconifier.Controls.IconListView;
 using TileIconifier.Core;
+using TileIconifier.Core.IconExtractor;
+using TileIconifier.Core.Shortcut;
+using TileIconifier.Core.TileIconify;
 using TileIconifier.Core.Utilities;
 using TileIconifier.Forms.Main;
 using TileIconifier.Forms.Shared;
@@ -51,8 +56,13 @@ internal static class Program
         ///     The main entry point for the application.
         /// </summary>
         [STAThread]
-        private static void Main()
+        private static void Main(string[] args)
         {
+            if (args.Length > 0)
+            {
+                AutomaticTile(args);
+                return;
+            }
             SetUpLanguageFromConfig();
             ApplySkinFromConfig();
             try
@@ -186,5 +196,26 @@ private static void main_LanguageChangedEvent(object sender, LocalizationEventAr
             _doNotExit = true;
             _fm?.Close();
         }
+
+        private static void AutomaticTile(string[] args)
+        {
+            // Command line args:
+            // Path-to-lnk Icon-index background-color
+            ShortcutItem shortcutItem = new ShortcutItem(args[0]);
+            var iconExtraction = new IconExtractor(shortcutItem.TargetInfo.FilePath);
+            Icon[] icons = iconExtraction.GetAllIcons();
+            IconListViewItemFactory iconListViewItemFactory = new IconListViewItemFactory();
+            var items = iconListViewItemFactory.Create(icons);
+            byte[] imageBytes = ImageUtils.ImageToByteArray(items[Int32.Parse(args[1])]?.Image);
+            shortcutItem.Properties.CurrentState.MediumImage.Path = shortcutItem.TargetInfo.FilePath;
+            shortcutItem.Properties.CurrentState.MediumImage.SetImage(imageBytes, ShortcutConstantsAndEnums.MediumShortcutDisplaySize);
+
+            shortcutItem.Properties.CurrentState.SmallImage.Path = shortcutItem.TargetInfo.FilePath;
+            shortcutItem.Properties.CurrentState.SmallImage.SetImage(imageBytes, ShortcutConstantsAndEnums.SmallShortcutDisplaySize);
+
+            shortcutItem.Properties.CurrentState.BackgroundColor = args[2];
+            TileIcon tileIcon = new TileIcon(shortcutItem);
+            tileIcon.RunIconify();
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TileIconifier/TileIconifier.WinForms.csproj b/TileIconifier/TileIconifier.WinForms.csproj
index 4aabd2e..2d13b79 100644
--- a/TileIconifier/TileIconifier.WinForms.csproj
+++ b/TileIconifier/TileIconifier.WinForms.csproj
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
       <SubType>Component</SubType>
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Controls\IconListView\IconListViewItem.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Controls\IconListView\IconListViewItemFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controls\IconListView\IconListViewPaintItemEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controls\ISkinnableButton.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controls\ISkinnableCheckableButton.cs" />