diff --git a/src/_pytest/terminal.py b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
index 9739a467a..d967a3ee6 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser: Parser) -> None:
         default=False,
         help="Show locals in tracebacks (disabled by default)",
     )
+    group._addoption(
+        "--no-showlocals",
+        action="store_false",
+        dest="showlocals",
+        help="Hide locals in tracebacks (negate --showlocals passed through addopts)",
+    )
     group._addoption(
         "--tb",
         metavar="style",