diff --git a/gallery_dl/option.py b/gallery_dl/option.py
index 37247a7e..4d5e463a 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/option.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/option.py
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ def build_parser():
         dest="source-address", metavar="IP", action=ConfigAction,
         help="Client-side IP address to bind to",
     )
+    general.add_argument(
+        "--user-agent",
+        dest="user-agent", metavar="UA", action=ConfigAction,
+        help="User-Agent request header",
+    )
     general.add_argument(
         "--clear-cache",
         dest="clear_cache", metavar="MODULE",