diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts
index b355939e55..7b4532ffa7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default async (cmd: Command, cmdArgs: string[]) => {
   const args = [
     '--ext=js,jsx,ts,tsx',
     '--max-warnings=0',
-    '--format=eslint-formatter-friendly',
+    `--format=${cmd.format}`,
     ...(cmdArgs ?? [paths.targetDir]),
   ];
   if (cmd.fix) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index 55ef639b2a..9fb909592b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ const main = (argv: string[]) => {
 
   program
     .command('lint')
+    .option(
+      '--format <format>',
+      'Lint report output format',
+      'eslint-formatter-friendly',
+    )
     .option('--fix', 'Attempt to automatically fix violations')
     .description('Lint a package')
     .action(lazyAction(() => import('./commands/lint'), 'default'));