diff --git a/electrum b/electrum
index 22eef150..267baab3 100755
--- a/electrum
+++ b/electrum
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     usage = "usage: %prog [options] command\nCommands: "+ (', '.join(known_commands))
     parser = optparse.OptionParser(prog=usage)
-    parser.add_option("-g", "--gui", dest="gui", help="gui")
+    parser.add_option("-g", "--gui", dest="gui", help="User interface: qt, lite, gtk or text")
     parser.add_option("-w", "--wallet", dest="wallet_path", help="wallet path (default: electrum.dat)")
     parser.add_option("-o", "--offline", action="store_true", dest="offline", default=False, help="remain offline")
     parser.add_option("-a", "--all", action="store_true", dest="show_all", default=False, help="show all addresses")
diff --git a/lib/gui_qt.py b/lib/gui_qt.py
index bb76d710..f93ee3c1 100644
--- a/lib/gui_qt.py
+++ b/lib/gui_qt.py
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
         gui_label=QLabel(_('Default GUI') + ':')
         grid.addWidget(gui_label , 7, 0)
         gui_combo = QComboBox()
-        gui_combo.addItems(['Lite', 'Classic', 'Gtk'])
+        gui_combo.addItems(['Lite', 'Classic', 'Gtk', 'Text'])
         gui_combo.setCurrentIndex(gui_combo.findText(self.config.get("gui","classic").capitalize()))
         grid.addWidget(gui_combo, 7, 1)
         grid.addWidget(HelpButton(_('Select which GUI mode to use at start up. ')), 7, 2)