diff --git a/help_test.go b/help_test.go
index d8af552..91068c5 100644
--- a/help_test.go
+++ b/help_test.go
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ func TestHelp(t *testing.T) {
 A test app.
 
 Flags:
-  --help             Show context-sensitive help.
-  --string=STRING    A string flag.
-  --bool             A bool flag with very long help that wraps a lot and is
-                     verbose and is really verbose.
-  --slice=STR,...    A slice of strings.
-  --map=KEY=VALUE    A map of strings to ints.
-  --required         A required flag.
+  --help                 Show context-sensitive help.
+  --string=STRING        A string flag.
+  --bool                 A bool flag with very long help that wraps a lot and is
+                         verbose and is really verbose.
+  --slice=STR,...        A slice of strings.
+  --map=KEY=VALUE;...    A map of strings to ints.
+  --required             A required flag.
 
 Commands:
   one --required
@@ -106,15 +106,15 @@ Sub-sub-arg.
 Detailed help provided through the HelpProvider interface.
 
 Flags:
-  --help              Show context-sensitive help.
-  --string=STRING     A string flag.
-  --bool              A bool flag with very long help that wraps a lot and is
-                      verbose and is really verbose.
-  --slice=STR,...     A slice of strings.
-  --map=KEY=VALUE     A map of strings to ints.
-  --required          A required flag.
+  --help                 Show context-sensitive help.
+  --string=STRING        A string flag.
+  --bool                 A bool flag with very long help that wraps a lot and is
+                         verbose and is really verbose.
+  --slice=STR,...        A slice of strings.
+  --map=KEY=VALUE;...    A map of strings to ints.
+  --required             A required flag.
 
-  --flag=STRING       Nested flag under two.
+  --flag=STRING          Nested flag under two.
   --required-two
 
   --required-three
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index b5a613d..2915892 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func (f *Flag) FormatPlaceHolder() string {
 		return f.PlaceHolder + tail
 	}
 	if f.Value.IsMap() {
-		return "KEY=VALUE" + tail
+		return "KEY=VALUE;..."
 	}
 	return strings.ToUpper(f.Name) + tail
 }
diff --git a/resolver.go b/resolver.go
index 85063d9..353f63a 100644
--- a/resolver.go
+++ b/resolver.go
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ func jsonDecodeValue(sep rune, value interface{}) (string, error) {
 			out = append(out, sel)
 		}
 		return JoinEscaped(out, sep), nil
+	case map[string]interface{}:
+		out := []string{}
+		for key, el := range v {
+			sel, err := jsonDecodeValue(sep, el)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			out = append(out, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", key, sel))
+		}
+		return JoinEscaped(out, ';'), nil
 	case bool:
 		if v {
 			return "true", nil