diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 048dee881..9dd7a8034 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--mark-watched',
         action='store_true', dest='mark_watched', default=False,
         help='Mark videos watched (YouTube only)')
+    general.add_option(
+        '--no-mark-watched',
+        action='store_false', dest='mark_watched', default=False,
+        help='Do not mark videos watched (YouTube only)')
     general.add_option(
         '--no-color', '--no-colors',
         action='store_true', dest='no_color',