diff --git a/libraries/app/application.cpp b/libraries/app/application.cpp
index 3f32d835..2ede8f59 100644
--- a/libraries/app/application.cpp
+++ b/libraries/app/application.cpp
@@ -919,6 +919,9 @@ void application::set_program_options(boost::program_options::options_descriptio
          ("genesis-json", bpo::value<boost::filesystem::path>(), "File to read Genesis State from")
          ("dbg-init-key", bpo::value<string>(), "Block signing key to use for init witnesses, overrides genesis file")
          ("api-access", bpo::value<boost::filesystem::path>(), "JSON file specifying API permissions")
+         ("enable-standby-votes-tracking", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true),
+          "Whether to enable tracking of votes of standby witnesses and committee members. "
+          "Set it to true to provide accurate data to API clients, set to false for slightly better performance.")
          ;
    command_line_options.add(configuration_file_options);
    command_line_options.add_options()