diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/commands/run_node.go b/cmd/tendermint/commands/run_node.go
index fd4408c5a..0569f4897 100644
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/run_node.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/run_node.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func AddNodeFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		"p2p.laddr",
 		config.P2P.ListenAddress,
 		"node listen address. (0.0.0.0:0 means any interface, any port)")
+	cmd.Flags().String("p2p.external-address", config.P2P.ExternalAddress, "ip:port address to advertise to peers for them to dial")
 	cmd.Flags().String("p2p.seeds", config.P2P.Seeds, "comma-delimited ID@host:port seed nodes")
 	cmd.Flags().String("p2p.persistent_peers", config.P2P.PersistentPeers, "comma-delimited ID@host:port persistent peers")
 	cmd.Flags().String("p2p.unconditional_peer_ids",