diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli_parser.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli_parser.rb
index 1fa11a1d47..54d3297054 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cli_parser.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli_parser.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require "set"
 module Homebrew
   module CLI
     class Parser
-      attr_reader :processed_options
+      attr_reader :processed_options, :hide_from_man_page
 
       def self.parse(args = ARGV, &block)
         new(&block).parse(args)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module Homebrew
         @conflicts = []
         @processed_options = []
         @desc_line_length = 43
+        @hide_from_man_page = false
         instance_eval(&block)
         post_initialize
       end
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@ module Homebrew
         end
       end
 
+      def hide_from_man_page!
+        @hide_from_man_page = true
+      end
+
       private
 
       def enable_switch(*names)