diff --git a/ledger-tool/src/ledger_utils.rs b/ledger-tool/src/ledger_utils.rs
index c05cc6c2d64cd0..31a91a0d161b48 100644
--- a/ledger-tool/src/ledger_utils.rs
+++ b/ledger-tool/src/ledger_utils.rs
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ pub fn load_and_process_ledger(
             enable_rpc_transaction_history,
             transaction_notifier,
             tss_blockstore,
-            false,
+            arg_matches.is_present("enable_extended_tx_metadata_storage"),
             exit.clone(),
         );
         (
diff --git a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
index adda2e4b937359..b17b3cb9f265e6 100644
--- a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
+++ b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
@@ -987,6 +987,16 @@ fn main() {
                         .takes_value(false)
                         .help("Store transaction info for processed slots into local ledger"),
                 )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("enable_extended_tx_metadata_storage")
+                        .long("enable-extended-tx-metadata-storage")
+                        .requires("enable_rpc_transaction_history")
+                        .takes_value(false)
+                        .help(
+                            "Include CPI inner instructions, logs, and return data in the historical \
+                             transaction info stored",
+                        ),
+                )
                 .arg(
                     Arg::with_name("run_final_hash_calc")
                         .long("run-final-accounts-hash-calculation")