diff --git a/src/commands.py b/src/commands.py
index 2aeaf69db..29e6fdd86 100644
--- a/src/commands.py
+++ b/src/commands.py
@@ -671,13 +671,24 @@ class optional(additional):
             setDefault(state, self.default)
 
 class any(context):
+    def __init__(self, spec, continueOnError=False):
+        self.__parent = super(any, self)
+        self.__parent.__init__(spec)
+        self.continueOnError = continueOnError
+
     def __call__(self, irc, msg, args, state):
         st = state.essence()
         try:
             while args:
-                super(any, self).__call__(irc, msg, args, st)
+                self.__parent.__call__(irc, msg, args, st)
         except IndexError:
             pass
+        except (callbacks.ArgumentError, callbacks.Error), e:
+            if not self.continueOnError:
+                raise
+            else:
+                log.debug('Got %s, returning default.', utils.exnToString(e))
+                pass
         state.args.append(st.args)
 
 class many(any):
@@ -781,7 +792,7 @@ class State(object):
     def essence(self):
         st = State(self.types)
         for (attr, value) in self.__dict__.iteritems():
-            if attr not in ('args', 'kwargs', 'channel'):
+            if attr not in ('args', 'kwargs'):
                 setattr(st, attr, value)
         return st
 
diff --git a/test/test_commands.py b/test/test_commands.py
index e9a89349b..6d739102c 100644
--- a/test/test_commands.py
+++ b/test/test_commands.py
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ class CommandsTestCase(SupyTestCase):
         self.assertState([any('int')], ['1', '2', '3'], [[1, 2, 3]])
         self.assertState([None, any('int')], ['1', '2', '3'], ['1', [2, 3]])
         self.assertState([any('int')], [], [[]])
+        self.assertState([any('int', continueOnError=True), 'text'],
+                         ['1', '2', 'test'], [[1, 2], 'test'])
 
     def testMany(self):
         spec = [many('int')]