diff --git a/src/xz/args.c b/src/xz/args.c
index 6ae3c96f..7af3e850 100644
--- a/src/xz/args.c
+++ b/src/xz/args.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ parse_real(args_info *args, int argc, char **argv)
 		OPT_FILTERS7,
 		OPT_FILTERS8,
 		OPT_FILTERS9,
+		OPT_FILTERS_HELP,
 
 		OPT_X86,
 		OPT_POWERPC,
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ parse_real(args_info *args, int argc, char **argv)
 		{ "filters7",     optional_argument, NULL,  OPT_FILTERS7},
 		{ "filters8",     optional_argument, NULL,  OPT_FILTERS8},
 		{ "filters9",     optional_argument, NULL,  OPT_FILTERS9},
+		{ "filters-help", optional_argument, NULL,  OPT_FILTERS_HELP},
 
 		{ "lzma1",        optional_argument, NULL,  OPT_LZMA1 },
 		{ "lzma2",        optional_argument, NULL,  OPT_LZMA2 },
@@ -447,6 +449,12 @@ parse_real(args_info *args, int argc, char **argv)
 					(size_t)(c - OPT_FILTERS));
 			break;
 
+		// --filters-help
+		case OPT_FILTERS_HELP:
+			// This doesn't return.
+			message_filters_help();
+			break;
+
 		case OPT_X86:
 			coder_add_filter(LZMA_FILTER_X86,
 					options_bcj(optarg));
diff --git a/src/xz/message.c b/src/xz/message.c
index b28bb63c..a888d29e 100644
--- a/src/xz/message.c
+++ b/src/xz/message.c
@@ -1071,6 +1071,11 @@ message_help(bool long_help)
 "                      string syntax to use with --block-list"
 		));
 
+		puts(_(
+"  --filters-help      display more information about the liblzma filter string\n"
+"                      syntax and exit."
+		));
+
 #if defined(HAVE_ENCODER_LZMA1) || defined(HAVE_DECODER_LZMA1) \
 		|| defined(HAVE_ENCODER_LZMA2) || defined(HAVE_DECODER_LZMA2)
 		// TRANSLATORS: The word "literal" in "literal context bits"
@@ -1158,3 +1163,28 @@ message_help(bool long_help)
 
 	tuklib_exit(E_SUCCESS, E_ERROR, verbosity != V_SILENT);
 }
+
+
+extern void
+message_filters_help(void)
+{
+	char *encoder_options;
+	if (lzma_str_list_filters(&encoder_options, LZMA_VLI_UNKNOWN,
+			LZMA_STR_ENCODER, NULL) != LZMA_OK)
+		message_bug();
+
+	if (!opt_robot) {
+		puts(_(
+"Filter chains are set using the --filters=FILTERS or\n"
+"--filters1=FILTERS ... --filters9=FILTERS options. Each filter in the chain\n"
+"can be separated by spaces or `--'. Alternatively a preset <0-9>[e] can be\n"
+"specified instead of a filter chain.\n"
+		));
+
+		puts(_("The supported filters and their options are:"));
+	}
+
+	puts(encoder_options);
+
+	tuklib_exit(E_SUCCESS, E_ERROR, verbosity != V_SILENT);
+}
diff --git a/src/xz/message.h b/src/xz/message.h
index b264f821..21771eb4 100644
--- a/src/xz/message.h
+++ b/src/xz/message.h
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ extern void message_version(void) lzma_attribute((__noreturn__));
 extern void message_help(bool long_help) lzma_attribute((__noreturn__));
 
 
+/// Prints a help message specifically for using the --filters and
+/// --filtersX command line options.
+extern void message_filters_help(void);
+
+
 /// \brief      Set the total number of files to be processed
 ///
 /// Standard input is counted as a file here. This is used when printing