diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 56efd92..b4d1ee2 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ func (c *Context) Validate() error { // nolint: gocyclo
 	}
 
 	if err := checkMissingChildren(node); err != nil {
+		if c.Kong.usageOnMissing {
+			return c.PrintUsage(false)
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := checkMissingPositionals(positionals, node.Positional); err != nil {
@@ -624,6 +627,9 @@ func (c *Context) Run(binds ...interface{}) (err error) {
 	defer catch(&err)
 	node := c.Selected()
 	if node == nil {
+		if c.Kong.usageOnMissing {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("no command selected")
 	}
 	return c.RunNode(node, binds...)
diff --git a/kong.go b/kong.go
index 3e09f47..21085b2 100644
--- a/kong.go
+++ b/kong.go
@@ -47,13 +47,14 @@ type Kong struct {
 	resolvers []Resolver
 	registry  *Registry
 
-	noDefaultHelp bool
-	usageOnError  bool
-	help          HelpPrinter
-	helpFormatter HelpValueFormatter
-	helpOptions   HelpOptions
-	helpFlag      *Flag
-	vars          Vars
+	noDefaultHelp  bool
+	usageOnError   bool
+	usageOnMissing bool
+	help           HelpPrinter
+	helpFormatter  HelpValueFormatter
+	helpOptions    HelpOptions
+	helpFlag       *Flag
+	vars           Vars
 
 	// Set temporarily by Options. These are applied after build().
 	postBuildOptions []Option
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 5bd36c3..1369b6b 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ func UsageOnError() Option {
 	})
 }
 
+// UsageOnMissing configures Kong to display usage and exit successfully if command is missing a child argument.
+func UsageOnMissing() Option {
+	return OptionFunc(func(k *Kong) error {
+		k.usageOnMissing = true
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
 // ClearResolvers clears all existing resolvers.
 func ClearResolvers() Option {
 	return OptionFunc(func(k *Kong) error {