diff --git a/docs/vc_patch.md b/docs/vc_patch.md
index dde8dd680..7ed0ec233 100644
--- a/docs/vc_patch.md
+++ b/docs/vc_patch.md
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ Any other characters are output as-is.
 ## Patch template commands
 
 
-### <code>{patch[ <i>offset</i>]}</code>
+### <code>{patch[ <i>offset</i>[ <i>length</i>]]}</code>
 
-Outputs the bytes of the current patch as a value series, or as a hexadecimal number if there is only one byte. The bytes are found between the current patch label, and the label which is the current patch label plus "`_End`". An optional argument is an *offset* to add to the current patch label before gathering the contents between it and the end label.
+Outputs the bytes of the current patch as a value series, or as a hexadecimal number if there is only one byte. The bytes are found between the current patch label, and the label which is the current patch label plus "`_End`". An optional first argument is an *offset* to add to the current patch label before gathering the contents between it and the end label. An optional second argument is a *length* of bytes to output instead of the length between the start and end labels.
 
-For example, if "`{patch}`" outputs "`a3:ab cd ef`", then "`{patch +1}`" outputs "`a2:cd ef`", and "`{patch +2}`" outputs "`0xef`".
+For example, if "`{patch}`" outputs "`a3:ab cd ef`", then "`{patch +1}`" outputs "`a2:cd ef`", and "`{patch +1 1}`" outputs "`0xcd`".
 
 Converting the patch template will print a warning if any differences exist between the original and patched ROMs, which are not covered by "`patch`" commands.
 
diff --git a/tools/make_patch.c b/tools/make_patch.c
index a67a4a399..d83ffc76c 100644
--- a/tools/make_patch.c
+++ b/tools/make_patch.c
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ void interpret_command(char *command, const struct Symbol *current_hook, const s
 
 	// Use the arguments
 	if (!strcmp(command, "patch") || !strcmp(command, "PATCH") || !strcmp(command, "patch_") || !strcmp(command, "PATCH_")) {
+		if (argc > 2) {
+			error_exit("Error: Invalid arguments for command: \"%s\"", command);
+		}
 		if (!current_hook) {
 			error_exit("Error: No current patch for command: \"%s\"", command);
 		}
@@ -224,8 +227,13 @@ void interpret_command(char *command, const struct Symbol *current_hook, const s
 		if (fseek(new_rom, current_offset, SEEK_SET)) {
 			error_exit("Error: Cannot seek to \"vc_patch %s\" in the new ROM\n", current_hook->name);
 		}
-		const struct Symbol *current_hook_end = symbol_find_cat(symbols, current_hook->name, "_End");
-		int length = current_hook_end->offset - current_offset;
+		int length;
+		if (argc == 2) {
+			length = parse_number(argv[1], 0);
+		} else {
+			const struct Symbol *current_hook_end = symbol_find_cat(symbols, current_hook->name, "_End");
+			length = current_hook_end->offset - current_offset;
+		}
 		buffer_append(patches, &(struct Patch){current_offset, length});
 		bool modified = false;
 		if (length == 1) {