diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/ObjectImportCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/ObjectImportCommand.php
index bcb57564d7..c848111bce 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/ObjectImportCommand.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/ObjectImportCommand.php
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ class ObjectImportCommand extends Command
         array('web-importer', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Internal: packages output for use with the web importer'),
         array('user_id', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'ID of user creating items', 1),
         array('update', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'If a matching item is found, update item information'),
+        array('send-welcome', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Whether to send a welcome email to any new users that are created.'),
         );
 
     }