diff --git a/include/cxxopts.hpp b/include/cxxopts.hpp
index 284ddf8..2afad9b 100644
--- a/include/cxxopts.hpp
+++ b/include/cxxopts.hpp
@@ -2725,10 +2725,13 @@ Options::generate_all_groups_help(String& result) const
 
 inline
 std::string
-Options::help(const std::vector<std::string>& help_groups) const
+Options::help(const std::vector<std::string>& help_groups, bool print_usage=true) const
 {
-  String result = m_help_string + "\nUsage:\n  " +
-    toLocalString(m_program) + " " + toLocalString(m_custom_help);
+  String result = m_help_string;
+  if(print_usage)
+  {
+    result+= "\nUsage:\n  " + toLocalString(m_program) + " " + toLocalString(m_custom_help);
+  }
 
   if (!m_positional.empty() && !m_positional_help.empty()) {
     result += " " + toLocalString(m_positional_help);