diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 38ad921d..79250894 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ suggestions:
   lumbric
   Michel Crucifix
   Jonathon Bly
+  Felix Wolfsteller
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e804af7a..b6920ae7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 - TI-22   The 'day' chart crashes if there is an open interval and no others
 - TI-25   Work week not blocked off in charts
           (thanks to Jonathon Bly).
+- TI-34   Make timew more user-friendly by adding --help and default output
+          (thanks to Felix Wolfsteller).
 - timew 0.9.5~alpha install bug
           (thanks to Gordon Ball).
 - Improved out-of-source build for themes, holidays
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 5443fcf1..d966a65e 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void initializeEntities (CLI& cli)
   cli.entity ("command", "gaps");
   cli.entity ("command", "get");
   cli.entity ("command", "help");
+  cli.entity ("command", "--help");
   cli.entity ("command", "join");
   cli.entity ("command", "lengthen");
   cli.entity ("command", "move");
@@ -268,7 +269,8 @@ int dispatchCommand (
 */
     else if (command == "gaps")        status = CmdGaps          (cli, rules, database            );
     else if (command == "get")         status = CmdGet           (cli, rules, database            );
-    else if (command == "help")        status = CmdHelp          (cli,                  extensions);
+    else if (command == "help" ||
+             command == "--help")      status = CmdHelp          (cli,                  extensions);
     else if (command == "join")        status = CmdJoin          (cli, rules, database            );
     else if (command == "lengthen")    status = CmdLengthen      (cli, rules, database            );
     else if (command == "month")       status = CmdChartMonth    (cli, rules, database            );