diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 14ed42a7d1346df7e791f2a53af786d63bd695cc..4f38aef201514a30f6a91c74b632822204282111 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ void print_opt_full(const char *shortflag
 void usage(void)
 {
     printf(_("Usage: nano [OPTIONS] [[+LINE,COLUMN] FILE]...\n\n"));
+    printf(_("If the first file is \"-\", it is read from standard input.\n\n"));
 #ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
     printf(_("Option\t\tGNU long option\t\tMeaning\n"));
 #else