diff --git a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
index 813a0a9bd9f..f285ba74e63 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ var DaemonCmd = &cli.Command{
 			Usage: "halt the process after importing chain from file",
 		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
-			Name:   "lite",
-			Usage:  "start lotus in lite mode",
-			Hidden: true,
+			Name:  "lite",
+			Usage: "start lotus in lite mode",
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "pprof",
diff --git a/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md b/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
index 9a8ff028d50..5499459128a 100644
--- a/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
+++ b/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ OPTIONS:
    --import-chain value      on first run, load chain from given file or url and validate
    --import-snapshot value   import chain state from a given chain export file or url
    --halt-after-import       halt the process after importing chain from file (default: false)
+   --lite                    start lotus in lite mode (default: false)
    --pprof value             specify name of file for writing cpu profile to
    --profile value           specify type of node
    --manage-fdlimit          manage open file limit (default: true)