diff --git a/cmd/sops/main.go b/cmd/sops/main.go
index 155eaec78..a4bbf71da 100644
--- a/cmd/sops/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sops/main.go
@@ -433,7 +433,12 @@ func main() {
 			Name:      "filestatus",
 			Usage:     "check the status of the file, returning encryption status",
 			ArgsUsage: `file`,
-			Flags:     []cli.Flag{},
+			Flags:     []cli.Flag{
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "input-type",
+					Usage: "currently ini, json, yaml, dotenv and binary are supported. If not set, sops will use the file's extension to determine the type",
+				},
+			},
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 				if c.NArg() < 1 {
 					return common.NewExitError("Error: no file specified", codes.NoFileSpecified)