diff --git a/docs/commands/download-data.md b/docs/commands/download-data.md
index 35f15d19d..dd6474e12 100644
--- a/docs/commands/download-data.md
+++ b/docs/commands/download-data.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ usage: freqtrade download-data [-h] [-v] [--no-color] [--logfile FILE] [-V]
                                [--data-format-ohlcv {json,jsongz,feather,parquet}]
                                [--data-format-trades {json,jsongz,feather,parquet}]
                                [--trading-mode {spot,margin,futures}]
+                               [--candle-types {spot,futures,mark,index,premiumIndex,funding_rate} [{spot,futures,mark,index,premiumIndex,funding_rate} ...]]
                                [--prepend]
 
 options:
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ options:
                         `feather`).
   --trading-mode, --tradingmode {spot,margin,futures}
                         Select Trading mode
+  --candle-types {spot,futures,mark,index,premiumIndex,funding_rate} [{spot,futures,mark,index,premiumIndex,funding_rate} ...]
+                        Select candle type to download. Defaults to the
+                        necessary candles for the selected trading mode (e.g.
+                        'spot' or ('futures', 'funding_rate' and 'mark') for
+                        futures).
   --prepend             Allow data prepending. (Data-appending is disabled)
 
 Common arguments: