2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cli/src/cli-rl.c b/cli/src/cli-rl.c
index cc327c0b3f5..6255929e6d2 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli-rl.c
+++ b/cli/src/cli-rl.c
@@ -346,6 +346,9 @@ cli_rl_input(void *_data)
 
     state = _data;
 
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "Welcome to gluster prompt, type 'help' to see the available "
+            "commands.\n");
     for (;;) {
         line = readline(state->prompt);
         if (!line)
diff --git a/cli/src/input.c b/cli/src/input.c
index 0583f648f95..5ac1a20edb1 100644
--- a/cli/src/input.c
+++ b/cli/src/input.c
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ cli_input(void *d)
 
     state = d;
 
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "Welcome to gluster prompt, type 'help' to see the available "
+            "commands.\n");
     for (;;) {
         printf("%s", state->prompt);