diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4464690d..c4efea06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ Individual commands may also set tool-specific targets:
 
 - `vsim`
 - `vcs`
+- `xm`
 - `verilator`
 - `synopsys`
 - `riviera`
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ Supported formats:
 - `flist-plus`: A flat file list amenable to be directly inlined into the invocation command of a tool, e.g. `verilate $(bender script flist)`.
 - `vsim`: A Tcl compilation script for Mentor ModelSim/QuestaSim.
 - `vcs`:  A Tcl compilation script for VCS.
+- `xm`:  A Tcl compilation script for Cadence Xcelium.
 - `verilator`: Command line arguments for Verilator.
 - `synopsys`: A Tcl compilation script for Synopsys DC and DE.
 - `formality`: A Tcl compilation script for Formality (as reference design).
diff --git a/src/cmd/script.rs b/src/cmd/script.rs
index 58cb8c17..6e1fcc9a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/script.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/script.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub fn new() -> Command {
                     PossibleValue::new("flist-plus"),
                     PossibleValue::new("vsim"),
                     PossibleValue::new("vcs"),
+                    PossibleValue::new("xcelium"),
                     PossibleValue::new("verilator"),
                     PossibleValue::new("synopsys"),
                     PossibleValue::new("formality"),
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn new() -> Command {
         .arg(
             Arg::new("vlog-arg")
                 .long("vlog-arg")
-                .help("Pass an argument to vlog calls (vsim/vlogan/riviera only)")
+                .help("Pass an argument to vlog calls (vsim/xcelium/vlogan/riviera only)")
                 .num_args(1..)
                 .action(ArgAction::Append)
                 .value_parser(value_parser!(String)),
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ pub fn run(sess: &Session, matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
             "flist-plus" => vec!["flist"],
             "vsim" => vec!["vsim", "simulation"],
             "vcs" => vec!["vcs", "simulation"],
+            "xcelium" => vec!["xcelium", "simulation"],
             "verilator" => vec!["verilator", "synthesis"],
             "synopsys" => vec!["synopsys", "synthesis"],
             "formality" => vec!["synopsys", "synthesis", "formality"],
@@ -299,12 +301,13 @@ pub fn run(sess: &Session, matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
     if (matches.contains_id("vcom-arg") || matches.contains_id("vlog-arg"))
         && format != "vsim"
         && format != "vcs"
+        && format != "xcelium"
         && format != "riviera"
         && format != "template"
         && format != "template_json"
     {
         return Err(Error::new(
-            "vsim/vcs-only options can only be used for 'vcs', 'vsim' or 'riviera' format!",
+            "vsim/vcs-only options can only be used for 'vcs', 'xcelium', 'vsim' or 'riviera' format!",
         ));
     }
     if (matches.get_flag("only-defines")
@@ -350,6 +353,13 @@ pub fn run(sess: &Session, matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
             targets,
             srcs,
         ),
+        "xcelium" => emit_template(
+            sess,
+            include_str!("../script_fmt/xcelium_sh.tera"),
+            matches,
+            targets,
+            srcs,
+        ),
         "verilator" => emit_template(
             sess,
             include_str!("../script_fmt/verilator_sh.tera"),
diff --git a/src/script_fmt/xcelium_sh.tera b/src/script_fmt/xcelium_sh.tera
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76c606d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script_fmt/xcelium_sh.tera
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# {{ HEADER_AUTOGEN }}
+{% if abort_on_error %}# Set propagation of error to exit on first error
+set -e
+{% endif %}
+ROOT="{{ root }}"
+{% for group in srcs %}
+{% if group.file_type == 'verilog' %}xmvlog  -sv \
+    {% for tmp_arg in vlog_args %}{{ tmp_arg }} \
+    {% endfor %}{% for define in group.defines %}"+define+{{ define.0 | upper }}{% if define.1 %}={{ define.1 }}{% endif %}" \
+    {% endfor %}{% for incdir in group.incdirs %}"+incdir+{{ incdir | replace(from=root, to='$ROOT') }}" \
+    {% endfor %} \
+    {% for file in group.files %}"{{ file | replace(from=root, to='$ROOT') }}" {% if not loop.last %}\
+    {% endif %}{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}