diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 99524a161..bd11ba83e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         action='store_const', dest='extract_flat', const='in_playlist',
         default=False,
         help='Do not extract the videos of a playlist, only list them.')
+    general.add_option(
+        '--flat-videos',
+        action='store_true', dest='extract_flat', default=False,
+        help='Do not resolve the video urls.')
     general.add_option(
         '--mark-watched',
         action='store_true', dest='mark_watched', default=False,