diff --git a/helix-term/src/args.rs b/helix-term/src/args.rs
index 11bad08c..80076528 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/args.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/args.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ pub struct Args {
     pub health: bool,
     pub health_arg: Option<String>,
     pub load_tutor: bool,
+    pub fetch_grammars: bool,
+    pub build_grammars: bool,
     pub verbosity: u64,
     pub files: Vec<(PathBuf, Position)>,
     pub edit_config: bool,
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ impl Args {
                     args.health = true;
                     args.health_arg = argv.next_if(|opt| !opt.starts_with('-'));
                 }
+                "--fetch-grammars" => args.fetch_grammars = true,
+                "--build-grammars" => args.build_grammars = true,
                 arg if arg.starts_with("--") => {
                     anyhow::bail!("unexpected double dash argument: {}", arg)
                 }
diff --git a/helix-term/src/main.rs b/helix-term/src/main.rs
index 607f1f59..4f73c9b4 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/main.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/main.rs
@@ -59,14 +59,16 @@ ARGS:
     <files>...    Sets the input file to use, position can also be specified via file[:row[:col]]
 
 FLAGS:
-    -h, --help       Prints help information
-    --edit-config    Opens the helix config file
-    --tutor          Loads the tutorial
-    --health [LANG]  Checks for potential errors in editor setup
-                     If given, checks for config errors in language LANG
-    -v               Increases logging verbosity each use for up to 3 times
-                     (default file: {})
-    -V, --version    Prints version information
+    -h, --help        Prints help information
+    --edit-config     Opens the helix config file
+    --tutor           Loads the tutorial
+    --health [LANG]   Checks for potential errors in editor setup
+                      If given, checks for config errors in language LANG
+    --fetch-grammars  Fetches tree-sitter grammars listed in languages.toml
+    --build-grammars  Builds tree-sitter grammars fetched with --fetch-grammars
+    -v                Increases logging verbosity each use for up to 3 times
+                      (default file: {})
+    -V, --version     Prints version information
 ",
         env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"),
         env!("VERSION_AND_GIT_HASH"),