diff --git a/Translations/en/options.xml b/Translations/en/options.xml
index 83a457c40..575ea6545 100644
--- a/Translations/en/options.xml
+++ b/Translations/en/options.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	<fg-scenery-desc n="0">Specify the scenery path(s);</fg-scenery-desc>
 	<fg-scenery-desc n="1">Defaults to $FG_ROOT/Scenery</fg-scenery-desc>
 	<fg-aircraft-desc>Specify additional aircraft directory path(s) (alternatively, you can use --aircraft-dir to target a specific aircraft in a given directory)</fg-aircraft-desc>
+        <download-dir-desc>Base directory to use for aircraft and scenery downloads (the TerraSync scenery directory may be specifically set with --terrasync-dir)</download-dir-desc>
 	<language-desc>Select the language for this session</language-desc>
 	<disable-splash-screen-desc>Disable splash screen</disable-splash-screen-desc>
 	<enable-splash-screen-desc>Enable splash screen</enable-splash-screen-desc>
diff --git a/options.xml b/options.xml
index 3f21954fb..d255bf59c 100644
--- a/options.xml
+++ b/options.xml
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@
     <brief/>
    </option>
 
+   <option>
+    <name>download-dir</name>
+    <arg>path</arg>
+    <description>download-dir-desc</description>
+    <brief/>
+   </option>
+
    <option>
     <name>language</name>
     <arg>code</arg>