diff --git a/x/auth/client/cli/query.go b/x/auth/client/cli/query.go
index 1d7e60639..968771953 100644
--- a/x/auth/client/cli/query.go
+++ b/x/auth/client/cli/query.go
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ $ %s query txs --%s 'message.sender=cosmos1...&message.action=withdraw_delegator
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(flags.FlagTrustNode, false, "Trust connected full node (don't verify proofs for responses)")
 	viper.BindPFlag(flags.FlagTrustNode, cmd.Flags().Lookup(flags.FlagTrustNode))
 
+	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagKeyringBackend, flags.DefaultKeyringBackend, "Select keyring's backend (os|file|kwallet|pass|test)")
+	viper.BindPFlag(flags.FlagKeyringBackend, cmd.Flags().Lookup(flags.FlagKeyringBackend))
+
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagEvents, "", fmt.Sprintf("list of transaction events in the form of %s", eventFormat))
 	cmd.Flags().Uint32(flags.FlagPage, rest.DefaultPage, "Query a specific page of paginated results")
 	cmd.Flags().Uint32(flags.FlagLimit, rest.DefaultLimit, "Query number of transactions results per page returned")