diff --git a/etcdmain/help.go b/etcdmain/help.go
index a4dd4bf0b..f702befdc 100644
--- a/etcdmain/help.go
+++ b/etcdmain/help.go
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ member flags:
 		maximum number of wal files to retain (0 is unlimited).
 	--cors ''
 		comma-separated whitelist of origins for CORS (cross-origin resource sharing).
-
+	--quota-backend-bytes '0'
+		raise alarms when backend size exceeds the given quota (0 defaults to low space quota).
 
 clustering flags: