diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 666fa87318..3a4312ec0f 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-whitebind=<addr>", _("Bind to given address and whitelist peers connecting to it. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-whitelist=<netmask>", _("Whitelist peers connecting from the given netmask or IP address. Can be specified multiple times.") +
         " " + _("Whitelisted peers cannot be DoS banned and their transactions are always relayed, even if they are already in the mempool, useful e.g. for a gateway"));
-    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-whitelistalwaysrelay", _("Always relay transactions received from whitelisted peers."));
+    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-whitelistalwaysrelay", strprintf(_("Always relay transactions received from whitelisted peers (default: %d)"), DEFAULT_WHITELISTALWAYSRELAY));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-maxuploadtarget=<n>", strprintf(_("Tries to keep outbound traffic under the given target (in MiB per 24h), 0 = no limit (default: %d)"), DEFAULT_MAX_UPLOAD_TARGET));
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET