diff --git a/docs/reference/actions.md b/docs/reference/actions.md
index 6aa43db3..487699f3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/actions.md
+++ b/docs/reference/actions.md
@@ -209,6 +209,43 @@ application.registerActionOption("open", ({ event, value }) => {
 })
 ```
 
+Beyond boolean values, a custom action option can also capture a string value by
+wrapping it in parentheses. Declaring the option as `:name(value)` will yield a
+`value` argument set to the string `"value"` in the callback. This is useful for
+parameterizing an option, such as a `:throttled(500)` option that ignores events
+arriving within a configurable number of milliseconds of the previous one:
+
+<meta data-controller="callout" data-callout-text-value=":throttled(500)">
+
+```html
+<div data-controller="gallery"
+     data-action="scroll->gallery#layout:throttled(500)">
+</div>
+```
+
+```javascript
+import { Application } from "@hotwired/stimulus"
+
+const application = Application.start()
+
+let lastInvokedAt = 0
+
+application.registerActionOption("throttled", ({ value }) => {
+  const wait = Number(value)
+  const elapsed = Date.now() - lastInvokedAt
+
+  if (elapsed > wait) {
+    lastInvokedAt = Date.now()
+    return true
+  } else {
+    return false
+  }
+})
+```
+
+Values captured this way are always passed as strings, so convert them to the
+type you need (for example, with `Number(value)`) inside the callback.
+
 In order to prevent the event from being routed to the controller action, the
 `registerActionOption` callback function must return `false`. Otherwise, to
 route the event to the controller action, return `true`.
@@ -218,7 +255,7 @@ The callback accepts a single object argument with the following keys:
 | Name       | Description                                                                                           |
 | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | name       | String: The option's name (`"open"` in the example above)                                             |
-| value      | Boolean: The value of the option (`:open` would yield `true`, `:!open` would yield `false`)           |
+| value      | Boolean or String: The value of the option (`:open` yields `true`, `:!open` yields `false`, `:name(value)` yields the string `"value"`) |
 | event      | [Event][]: The event instance, including with the `params` action parameters on the submitter element |
 | element    | [Element]: The element where the action descriptor is declared                                        |
 | controller | The `Controller` instance which would receive the method call                                         |
diff --git a/src/core/action_descriptor.ts b/src/core/action_descriptor.ts
index 35a4a211..a40a5054 100644
--- a/src/core/action_descriptor.ts
+++ b/src/core/action_descriptor.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export type ActionDescriptorFilters = Record<string, ActionDescriptorFilter>
 export type ActionDescriptorFilter = (options: ActionDescriptorFilterOptions) => boolean
 type ActionDescriptorFilterOptions = {
   name: string
-  value: boolean
+  value: boolean | string
   event: Event
   element: Element
   controller: Controller<Element>
@@ -76,7 +76,15 @@ function parseEventTarget(eventTargetName: string): EventTarget | undefined {
 function parseEventOptions(eventOptions: string): AddEventListenerOptions {
   return eventOptions
     .split(":")
-    .reduce((options, token) => Object.assign(options, { [token.replace(/^!/, "")]: !/^!/.test(token) }), {})
+    .reduce((options, token) => {
+      const valueMatch = token.match(/^([^(]+)\(([^)]*)\)$/)
+
+      if (valueMatch) {
+        return Object.assign(options, { [valueMatch[1]]: valueMatch[2] })
+      }
+
+      return Object.assign(options, { [token.replace(/^!/, "")]: !/^!/.test(token) })
+    }, {})
 }
 
 export function stringifyEventTarget(eventTarget: EventTarget) {
diff --git a/src/tests/modules/core/event_options_tests.ts b/src/tests/modules/core/event_options_tests.ts
index 45027cd3..97534411 100644
--- a/src/tests/modules/core/event_options_tests.ts
+++ b/src/tests/modules/core/event_options_tests.ts
@@ -255,6 +255,53 @@ export default class EventOptionsTests extends LogControllerTestCase {
     this.assertActions({ name: "log", eventType: "toggle" })
   }
 
+  async "test custom option with parenthesized value"() {
+    let lastValue: boolean | string | undefined
+
+    this.application.registerActionOption("throttled", ({ value }) => {
+      lastValue = value
+      return true
+    })
+    await this.setAction(this.buttonElement, "click->c#log:throttled(500)")
+
+    await this.triggerEvent(this.buttonElement, "click")
+
+    this.assertActions({ name: "log", identifier: "c", eventType: "click", currentTarget: this.buttonElement })
+    this.assert.equal(lastValue, "500")
+  }
+
+  async "test custom option value alongside boolean options"() {
+    const received: { [key: string]: boolean | string } = {}
+
+    this.application.registerActionOption("throttled", ({ value }) => {
+      received.throttled = value
+      return true
+    })
+    this.application.registerActionOption("flag", ({ value }) => {
+      received.flag = value
+      return true
+    })
+    await this.setAction(this.buttonElement, "click->c#log:throttled(500):flag")
+
+    await this.triggerEvent(this.buttonElement, "click")
+
+    this.assertActions({ name: "log", identifier: "c", eventType: "click", currentTarget: this.buttonElement })
+    this.assert.equal(received.throttled, "500")
+    this.assert.equal(received.flag, true)
+  }
+
+  async "test custom option value controls whether action runs"() {
+    this.application.registerActionOption("enabled", ({ value }) => value === "yes")
+
+    await this.setAction(this.buttonElement, "click->c#log:enabled(no)")
+    await this.triggerEvent(this.buttonElement, "click")
+    this.assertNoActions()
+
+    await this.setAction(this.buttonElement, "click->c#log:enabled(yes)")
+    await this.triggerEvent(this.buttonElement, "click")
+    this.assertActions({ name: "log", identifier: "c", eventType: "click", currentTarget: this.buttonElement })
+  }
+
   async "test custom action option callback event contains params"() {
     let lastActionEventParams: Object = {}