diff --git a/src/cxxopts.hpp b/src/cxxopts.hpp
index ed93ffd..2e24feb 100644
--- a/src/cxxopts.hpp
+++ b/src/cxxopts.hpp
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ namespace cxxopts
     bool has_arg;
     bool has_default;
     std::string default_value;
+    std::string arg_help;
   };
 
   struct HelpGroupDetails
@@ -629,7 +630,8 @@ namespace cxxopts
       const std::string& s,
       const std::string& l,
       std::string desc,
-      std::shared_ptr<const Value> value
+      std::shared_ptr<const Value> value,
+      std::string arg_help
     );
 
     int
@@ -734,7 +736,8 @@ namespace cxxopts
       const std::string& opts,
       const std::string& desc,
       std::shared_ptr<const Value> value
-        = ::cxxopts::value<bool>()
+        = ::cxxopts::value<bool>(),
+      std::string arg_help = ""
     );
 
     private:
@@ -786,7 +789,14 @@ namespace cxxopts
 
       if (o.has_arg)
       {
-        result += " arg";
+        if (o.arg_help.size() != 0)
+        {
+          result += " " + toLocalString(o.arg_help);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          result += " arg";
+        }
 
         if (o.has_default)
         {
@@ -865,7 +875,8 @@ OptionAdder::operator()
 (
   const std::string& opts,
   const std::string& desc,
-  std::shared_ptr<const Value> value
+  std::shared_ptr<const Value> value,
+  std::string arg_help
 )
 {
   std::match_results<const char*> result;
@@ -879,7 +890,8 @@ OptionAdder::operator()
   const auto& s = result[2];
   const auto& l = result[3];
 
-  m_options.add_option(m_group, s.str(), l.str(), desc, value);
+  m_options.add_option(m_group, s.str(), l.str(), desc, value, 
+    std::move(arg_help));
 
   return *this;
 }
@@ -1100,7 +1112,8 @@ Options::add_option
   const std::string& s,
   const std::string& l,
   std::string desc,
-  std::shared_ptr<const Value> value
+  std::shared_ptr<const Value> value,
+  std::string arg_help
 )
 {
   auto stringDesc = toLocalString(std::move(desc));
@@ -1118,9 +1131,10 @@ Options::add_option
 
   //add the help details
   auto& options = m_help[group];
-  
+
   options.options.emplace_back(HelpOptionDetails{s, l, stringDesc, 
-      value->has_arg(), value->has_default(), value->get_default_value()});
+      value->has_arg(), value->has_default(), value->get_default_value(), 
+      std::move(arg_help)});
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/example.cpp b/src/example.cpp
index a453544..6566569 100644
--- a/src/example.cpp
+++ b/src/example.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     options.add_options()
       ("a,apple", "an apple", cxxopts::value<bool>(apple))
       ("b,bob", "Bob")
-      ("f,file", "File", cxxopts::value<std::vector<std::string>>())
+      ("f,file", "File", cxxopts::value<std::vector<std::string>>(), "FILE")
       ("o,output", "Output file", cxxopts::value<std::string>()
           ->default_value("a.out")->implicit_value("b.def"))
       ("positional", 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
       ("long-description",
         "thisisareallylongwordthattakesupthewholelineandcannotbebrokenataspace")
       ("help", "Print help")
-      ("int", "An integer", cxxopts::value<int>())
+      ("int", "An integer", cxxopts::value<int>(), "N")
       ("option_that_is_too_long_for_the_help", "A very long option")
     #ifdef CXXOPTS_USE_UNICODE
       ("unicode", u8"A help option with non-ascii: à. Here the size of the"