diff --git a/include/CLI/Option.hpp b/include/CLI/Option.hpp
index 1647617c..ee74929a 100644
--- a/include/CLI/Option.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/Option.hpp
@@ -433,6 +433,10 @@ class Option {
     /// Set the default value string representation
     void set_default_val(std::string val) { defaultval_ = val; }
 
+
+    /// Set the type name displayed on this option
+    void set_type_name(std::string val) {typeval_ = val;}
+
     ///@}
 
   protected:
diff --git a/tests/HelpTest.cpp b/tests/HelpTest.cpp
index ac42ad05..863f4225 100644
--- a/tests/HelpTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/HelpTest.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ TEST(THelp, ExcludesPositional) {
     EXPECT_THAT(help, HasSubstr("Excludes: op1"));
 }
 
+TEST(THelp, ManualSetters) {
+
+    CLI::App app{"My prog"};
+
+    int x;
+
+    CLI::Option *op1 = app.add_option("--op", x);
+    op1->set_default_val("12");
+    op1->set_type_name("BIGGLES");
+
+    std::string help = app.help();
+
+    EXPECT_THAT(help, HasSubstr("=12"));
+    EXPECT_THAT(help, HasSubstr("BIGGLES"));
+}
+
 TEST(THelp, Subcom) {
     CLI::App app{"My prog"};