diff --git a/.changeset/friendly-keys-refuse.md b/.changeset/friendly-keys-refuse.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cea2523c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/friendly-keys-refuse.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@effect/cli": patch
+---
+
+display a nicer message in the cli wizard when using Option
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/internal/options.ts b/packages/cli/src/internal/options.ts
index 9cbf642acf..fbbdb559f5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/internal/options.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/internal/options.ts
@@ -1431,8 +1431,19 @@ const wizardInternal = (self: Instruction, config: CliConfig.CliConfig): Effect.
       return InternalSelectPrompt.select({
         message: InternalHelpDoc.toAnsiText(message).trimEnd(),
         choices: [
-          { title: `Default ['${JSON.stringify(self.fallback)}']`, value: true },
-          { title: "Custom", value: false }
+          {
+            title: "Yes",
+            value: true,
+            description: `use the default ${
+              Option.isOption(self.fallback)
+                ? Option.match(self.fallback, {
+                  onNone: () => "",
+                  onSome: (a) => `(${JSON.stringify(a)})`
+                })
+                : `(${JSON.stringify(self.fallback)})`
+            }`
+          },
+          { title: "No", value: false, description: "use a custom value" }
         ]
       }).pipe(
         Effect.zipLeft(Console.log()),