diff --git a/services/src/main/java/io/druid/cli/CliHadoopIndexer.java b/services/src/main/java/io/druid/cli/CliHadoopIndexer.java
index d78a67e73a6..96ef35b5396 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/io/druid/cli/CliHadoopIndexer.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/io/druid/cli/CliHadoopIndexer.java
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ public class CliHadoopIndexer implements Runnable
           description = "The maven coordinates to the version of hadoop to run with. Defaults to org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-core:1.0.3")
   private String hadoopCoordinates = "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-core:1.0.3";
 
+  @Option(name = "hadoopDependencies",
+          description = "The maven coordinates to the version of hadoop and all dependencies to run with. Defaults to using org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-core:1.0.3")
+  private List<String> hadoopDependencyCoordinates = Arrays.<String>asList("org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-core:1.0.3");
+
   @Inject
   private ExtensionsConfig extensionsConfig = null;