diff --git a/_pytest/helpconfig.py b/_pytest/helpconfig.py
index 29a3f5b2e..c3f912b5a 100644
--- a/_pytest/helpconfig.py
+++ b/_pytest/helpconfig.py
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ def showhelp(config):
 
     tw.line() ; tw.line()
     #tw.sep("=")
+    tw.line("to see available markers type: py.test --markers")
+    tw.line("to see available funcargs type: py.test --funcargs")
     return
 
     tw.line("conftest.py options:")
diff --git a/testing/test_helpconfig.py b/testing/test_helpconfig.py
index 958f4f023..d2e660366 100644
--- a/testing/test_helpconfig.py
+++ b/testing/test_helpconfig.py
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ def test_version(testdir, pytestconfig):
 def test_help(testdir):
     result = testdir.runpytest("--help")
     assert result.ret == 0
-    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
-        "*-v*verbose*",
-        "*setup.cfg*",
-        "*minversion*",
-    ])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines("""
+        *-v*verbose*
+        *setup.cfg*
+        *minversion*
+        *to see*markers*py.test --markers*
+        *to see*funcargs*py.test --funcargs*
+    """)
 
 def test_collectattr():
     class A: