diff --git a/src/lang/modifyAst/addSweep.ts b/src/lang/modifyAst/addSweep.ts
index 386d135a5..9468da62b 100644
--- a/src/lang/modifyAst/addSweep.ts
+++ b/src/lang/modifyAst/addSweep.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ export function addExtrude({
   ast,
   sketches,
   length,
+  symmetric,
   nodeToEdit,
 }: {
   ast: Node<Program>
   sketches: Selections
   length: KclCommandValue
+  symmetric?: boolean
   nodeToEdit?: PathToNode
 }):
   | {
@@ -63,9 +65,15 @@ export function addExtrude({
     return sketchesExprList
   }
 
+  // Extra labeled args expressions
+  const symmetricExpr = symmetric
+    ? [createLabeledArg('symmetric', createLiteral(symmetric))]
+    : []
+
   const sketchesExpr = createSketchExpression(sketchesExprList)
   const call = createCallExpressionStdLibKw('extrude', sketchesExpr, [
     createLabeledArg('length', valueOrVariable(length)),
+    ...symmetricExpr,
   ])
 
   // Insert variables for labeled arguments if provided
diff --git a/src/lib/commandBarConfigs/modelingCommandConfig.ts b/src/lib/commandBarConfigs/modelingCommandConfig.ts
index c0b778941..9fa51ff63 100644
--- a/src/lib/commandBarConfigs/modelingCommandConfig.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commandBarConfigs/modelingCommandConfig.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ export type ModelingCommandSchema = {
     // KCL stdlib arguments
     sketches: Selections
     length: KclCommandValue
+    symmetric?: boolean
+    // bidirectionalLength?: KclCommandValue
   }
   Sweep: {
     // Enables editing workflow
@@ -394,6 +396,24 @@ export const modelingMachineCommandConfig: StateMachineCommandSetConfig<
         defaultValue: KCL_DEFAULT_LENGTH,
         required: true,
       },
+      symmetric: {
+        inputType: 'options',
+        skip: true,
+        defaultValue: false,
+        hidden: false,
+        required: true,
+        options: [
+          { name: 'False', value: false },
+          { name: 'True', value: true },
+        ],
+      },
+      // bidirectionalLength: {
+      //   inputType: 'kcl',
+      //   defaultValue: KCL_DEFAULT_LENGTH,
+      //   skip: true,
+      //   hidden: false,
+      //   required: false,
+      // },
     },
   },
   Sweep: {
diff --git a/src/machines/modelingMachine.ts b/src/machines/modelingMachine.ts
index 077bc5d6a..f073500bb 100644
--- a/src/machines/modelingMachine.ts
+++ b/src/machines/modelingMachine.ts
@@ -2429,12 +2429,13 @@ export const modelingMachine = setup({
           return Promise.reject(new Error(NO_INPUT_PROVIDED_MESSAGE))
         }
 
-        const { nodeToEdit, sketches, length } = input
+        const { nodeToEdit, sketches, length, symmetric } = input
         const { ast } = kclManager
         const astResult = addExtrude({
           ast,
           sketches,
           length,
+          symmetric,
           nodeToEdit,
         })
         if (err(astResult)) {