diff --git a/map_machine/ui/cli.py b/map_machine/ui/cli.py
index f632473..e55906d 100644
--- a/map_machine/ui/cli.py
+++ b/map_machine/ui/cli.py
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ def parse_arguments(args: list[str]) -> argparse.Namespace:
 
 def add_map_arguments(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """Add map-specific arguments."""
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--scheme",
+        metavar="<id> or <path>",
+        default="default",
+        help="scheme identifier (look for `<id>.yml` file) or path to a YAML "
+        "scheme file",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--buildings",
         metavar="<mode>",