diff --git a/src/cam/main.cpp b/src/cam/main.cpp
index 994fbb343029..687142d8b1a8 100644
--- a/src/cam/main.cpp
+++ b/src/cam/main.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ int CamApp::parseOptions(int argc, char *argv[])
 	parser.addOption(OptStrictFormats, OptionNone,
 			 "Do not allow requested stream format(s) to be adjusted",
 			 "strict-formats");
+	parser.addOption(OptMetadata, OptionNone,
+			 "Print the list of metadata associated with each completed capture request",
+			 "metadata");
 
 	options_ = parser.parse(argc, argv);
 	if (!options_.valid())
diff --git a/src/cam/main.h b/src/cam/main.h
index ea8dfd330830..d22451f59817 100644
--- a/src/cam/main.h
+++ b/src/cam/main.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ enum {
 	OptStream = 's',
 	OptListControls = 256,
 	OptStrictFormats = 257,
+	OptMetadata = 258,
 };
 
 #endif /* __CAM_MAIN_H__ */