diff --git a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs
index 3db3c79c13d..087bd23db84 100644
--- a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ globalCommand commands = CommandUI {
           , "update"
           , "install"
           , "fetch"
+          , "format"
           , "list"
           , "info"
           , "user-config"
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ globalCommand commands = CommandUI {
         , addCmd "bench"
         , par
         , addCmd "check"
+        , addCmd "format"
         , addCmd "sdist"
         , addCmd "upload"
         , addCmd "report"
diff --git a/cabal-install/Main.hs b/cabal-install/Main.hs
index 5289e82820f..fb2a469227e 100644
--- a/cabal-install/Main.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/Main.hs
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ mainWorker args = topHandler $
       ,execCommand            `commandAddAction` execAction
       ,userConfigCommand      `commandAddAction` userConfigAction
       ,cleanCommand           `commandAddAction` cleanAction
+      ,formatCommand          `commandAddAction` formatAction
       ,wrapperAction copyCommand
                      copyVerbosity     copyDistPref
       ,wrapperAction hscolourCommand
@@ -256,8 +257,6 @@ mainWorker args = topHandler $
       ,benchmarkCommand       `commandAddAction` benchmarkAction
       ,hiddenCommand $
        uninstallCommand       `commandAddAction` uninstallAction
-      ,hiddenCommand $
-       formatCommand          `commandAddAction` formatAction
       ,hiddenCommand $
        upgradeCommand         `commandAddAction` upgradeAction
       ,hiddenCommand $
diff --git a/cabal-install/changelog b/cabal-install/changelog
index ff0880fa206..4a039b7e5a9 100644
--- a/cabal-install/changelog
+++ b/cabal-install/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	* 'cabal init' now warns if the chosen package name is already
 	registered in the source package index (#2436).
 	* New 'cabal install' option: '--offline' (#2578).
+	* 'cabal format` command now list in '--help' message. (#2460)
 
 1.22.0.0 Johan Tibell <johan.tibell@gmail.com> January 2015
 	* New command: user-config (#2159).