diff --git a/client/flags.go b/client/flags.go
index ceaf5a3a9d..0b907604a2 100644
--- a/client/flags.go
+++ b/client/flags.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func PostCommands(cmds ...*cobra.Command) []*cobra.Command {
 		c.Flags().String(FlagFee, "", "Fee to pay along with transaction")
 		c.Flags().String(FlagChainID, "", "Chain ID of tendermint node")
 		c.Flags().String(FlagNode, "tcp://localhost:46657", "<host>:<port> to tendermint rpc interface for this chain")
+		c.Flags().Int64(FlagGas, 200000, "gas limit to set per-transaction")
 	}
 	return cmds
 }