diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 270f20cb..d014e337 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -783,6 +783,13 @@ If you're using the `X-SourceMap` header instead, you can just omit `sourceMap.u
 - `toplevel` (default `false`) -- Pass `true` to mangle names declared in the
   top level scope.
 
+- `leading_character_set` (default `abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ$_`) -- Pass
+  a string of characters to be used at the start of, within, or at the end of
+  mangled names.
+
+- `trailing_character_set` (default `0123456789`) -- Pass a string of characters
+  only to be used within, or at the end of mangled names (never the start).
+
 Examples:
 
 ```javascript
diff --git a/lib/scope.js b/lib/scope.js
index b15f9da3..a47ff1a4 100644
--- a/lib/scope.js
+++ b/lib/scope.js
@@ -370,11 +370,13 @@ AST_Symbol.DEFMETHOD("global", function() {
 
 function _default_mangler_options(options) {
     options = defaults(options, {
-        eval        : false,
-        ie8         : false,
-        keep_fnames : false,
-        reserved    : [],
-        toplevel    : false,
+        eval                  : false,
+        ie8                   : false,
+        keep_fnames           : false,
+        reserved              : [],
+        toplevel              : false,
+        leading_character_set : "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ$_",
+        trailing_character_set: "0123456789"
     });
     if (!Array.isArray(options.reserved)) options.reserved = [];
     // Never mangle arguments