diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 67061aa..35d4479 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,6 +154,28 @@ if (auto fn = program.present("-o")) {
 
 Similar to `get`, the `present` method also accepts a template argument.  But rather than returning `T`, `parser.present<T>(key)` returns `std::optional<T>`, so that when the user does not provide a value to this parameter, the return value compares equal to `std::nullopt`.
 
+#### Deciding if the value was given by the user
+
+If you want to know whether the user supplied a value for an argument that has a ```.default_value```, check whether the argument ```.is_used()```.
+
+```cpp
+program.add_argument("--color")
+  .default_value("orange")
+  .help("specify the cat's fur color");
+
+try {
+  program.parse_args(argc, argv);    // Example: ./main --color orange
+}
+catch (const std::runtime_error& err) {
+  std::cout << err.what() << std::endl;
+  std::cout << program;
+  exit(0);
+}
+
+auto color = program.get<std::string>("--color");  // "orange"
+auto explicit_color = program.is_used("--color");  // true, user provided orange
+```
+
 #### Joining values of repeated optional arguments
 
 You may want to allow an optional argument to be repeated and gather all values in one place.
diff --git a/include/argparse/argparse.hpp b/include/argparse/argparse.hpp
index ba13792..424731f 100644
--- a/include/argparse/argparse.hpp
+++ b/include/argparse/argparse.hpp
@@ -925,6 +925,13 @@ public:
     return (*this)[aArgumentName].present<T>();
   }
 
+  /* Getter that returns true for user-supplied options. Returns false if not
+   * user-supplied, even with a default value.
+   */
+  auto is_used(std::string_view aArgumentName) const {
+    return (*this)[aArgumentName].mIsUsed;
+  }
+
   /* Indexing operator. Return a reference to an Argument object
    * Used in conjuction with Argument.operator== e.g., parser["foo"] == true
    * @throws std::logic_error in case of an invalid argument name
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index f090973..c981f89 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ file(GLOB ARGPARSE_TEST_SOURCES
     test_container_arguments.cpp
     test_help.cpp
     test_invalid_arguments.cpp
+    test_is_used.cpp
     test_issue_37.cpp
     test_negative_numbers.cpp
     test_optional_arguments.cpp
diff --git a/test/test_is_used.cpp b/test/test_is_used.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d0f7a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_is_used.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include <doctest.hpp>
+#include <argparse/argparse.hpp>
+
+using doctest::test_suite;
+
+TEST_CASE("User-supplied argument" * test_suite("is_used")) {
+  argparse::ArgumentParser program("test");
+  program.add_argument("--dir")
+    .default_value(std::string("/"));
+  program.parse_args({ "test", "--dir", "/home/user" });
+  REQUIRE(program.get("--dir") == "/home/user");
+  REQUIRE(program.is_used("--dir") == true);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Not user-supplied argument" * test_suite("is_used")) {
+  argparse::ArgumentParser program("test");
+  program.add_argument("--dir")
+    .default_value(std::string("/"));
+  program.parse_args({ "test" });
+  REQUIRE(program.get("--dir") == "/");
+  REQUIRE(program.is_used("--dir") == false);
+}