diff --git a/bifrost-cli b/bifrost-cli
index 95efe299d..522fc3f9e 100755
--- a/bifrost-cli
+++ b/bifrost-cli
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ if ! python3 -c "import sys; assert sys.version_info >= (3, 6)" 2> /dev/null; th
     exit 1
 fi
 
-PYTHONPATH=$(dirname $0) exec python3 -m bifrost.cli $@
+PYTHONPATH=$(dirname $0) exec python3 -m bifrost.cli "$@"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/params-ab98e0ac242d119a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/params-ab98e0ac242d119a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a1aa1d7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/params-ab98e0ac242d119a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes passing parameters with spaces to ``bifrost-cli``.