diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes/option-info-expects-file.txt b/DOCS/interface-changes/option-info-expects-file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8a54da0a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes/option-info-expects-file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add "option-info/<name>/expects-file" sub-property
diff --git a/DOCS/man/input.rst b/DOCS/man/input.rst
index e0bfadf98f..8d839cb6da 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/input.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/input.rst
@@ -3678,6 +3678,9 @@ Property list
         means the option value will be restored to the value before playback
         start when playback ends.
 
+    ``option-info/<name>/expects-file``
+        Whether the option takes file paths as arguments.
+
     ``option-info/<name>/default-value``
         The default value of the option. May not always be available.
 
diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index 65469988d9..6cfd25b6fa 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -3650,6 +3650,7 @@ static int mp_property_option_info(void *ctx, struct m_property *prop,
             {"type",                    SUB_PROP_STR(opt->type->name)},
             {"set-from-commandline",    SUB_PROP_BOOL(co->is_set_from_cmdline)},
             {"set-locally",             SUB_PROP_BOOL(co->is_set_locally)},
+            {"expects-file",            SUB_PROP_BOOL(opt->flags & M_OPT_FILE)},
             {"default-value",           *opt, def},
             {"min",                     SUB_PROP_DOUBLE(opt->min),
              .unavailable = !(has_minmax && opt->min != DBL_MIN)},
diff --git a/player/lua/console.lua b/player/lua/console.lua
index 6b649184fd..be966008bb 100644
--- a/player/lua/console.lua
+++ b/player/lua/console.lua
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ local function property_list()
 
         for _, sub_property in pairs({
             'name', 'type', 'set-from-commandline', 'set-locally',
-            'default-value', 'min', 'max', 'choices',
+            'expects-file', 'default-value', 'min', 'max', 'choices',
         }) do
             properties[#properties + 1] = 'option-info/' .. option .. '/' ..
                                           sub_property