diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 2639181a..71e21053 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -307,6 +307,17 @@ sexp run_main (int argc, char **argv) {
   args = SEXP_NULL;
   env = NULL;
 
+  /* SRFI 22: invoke `main` procedure by default if the interpreter is invoked */
+  /* as `scheme-r7rs`. */
+  if (strncmp(basename(argv[0]), "scheme-r7rs", strlen("scheme-r7rs")) == 0) {
+    main_symbol = "main";
+    /* skip option parsing since we can't pass `--` before the name of script */
+    /* to avoid misinterpret the name as options when the interpreter is */
+    /* executed via `#!/usr/env/bin scheme-r7rs` shebang.  */
+    i = 1;
+    goto done_options;
+  }
+
   /* parse options */
   for (i=1; i < argc && argv[i][0] == '-'; i++) {
     switch ((c=argv[i][1])) {