diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/bin/vue.js b/packages/@vue/cli/bin/vue.js
index 330486e73d..d4901c326b 100755
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/bin/vue.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/bin/vue.js
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ program
   .command('init <template> <app-name>')
   .description('generate a project from a remote template (legacy API, requires @vue/cli-init)')
   .option('-c, --clone', 'Use git clone when fetching remote template')
+  .option('--offline', 'Use cached template')
   .action(() => {
     loadCommand('init', '@vue/cli-init')
   })