diff --git a/railties/bin/rails b/railties/bin/rails
index cd173e51b6efa..7d79faff4a6db 100755
--- a/railties/bin/rails
+++ b/railties/bin/rails
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ if %w(--version -v).include? ARGV.first
   exit(0)
 end
 
+ARGV << "--help" if ARGV.empty?
+
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib/generator/generators/app'
 Rails::Generators::App.start