diff --git a/src/bin/cli.ml b/src/bin/cli.ml
index 49f666e45..1da631669 100644
--- a/src/bin/cli.ml
+++ b/src/bin/cli.ml
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ let disable_michelson_typechecking =
     info ~doc ["disable-michelson-typechecking"] in
   value @@ flag info
 
+let with_types =
+  let open Arg in
+  let info =
+    let doc = "tries to infer types for all named expressions" in
+    info ~doc ["with-types"] in
+  value @@ flag info
+
 let predecessor_timestamp =
   let open Arg in
   let info =
@@ -485,12 +492,12 @@ let transpile_expression =
 
 
 let get_scope =
-  let f source_file syntax display_format =
+  let f source_file syntax display_format with_types =
     return_result ~display_format Ligo.Scopes.Formatter.scope_format @@
-    Ligo.Scopes.scopes source_file syntax
+    Ligo.Scopes.scopes ~with_types source_file syntax
   in
   let term =
-    Term.(const f $ source_file 0 $ syntax $ display_format) in
+    Term.(const f $ source_file 0 $ syntax $ display_format $ with_types) in
   let cmdname = "get-scope" in
   let doc = "Subcommand: Return the JSON encoded environment for a given file." in
   (Term.ret term , Term.info ~doc cmdname)
diff --git a/src/main/scopes/misc.ml b/src/main/scopes/misc.ml
index aab0066d4..bda2fc036 100644
--- a/src/main/scopes/misc.ml
+++ b/src/main/scopes/misc.ml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ let add_shadowing_def : (int * _ Var.t) -> def -> def_map -> (int * def_map) =
   let env = Def_map.add definition_id def shadow in
   (i,env)
 
-let make_v_def_from_core : string -> string -> string -> Ast_core.expression -> Location.t -> Location.t -> def =
-  fun source_file syntax name exp range body_range ->
+let make_v_def_from_core : with_types:bool -> string -> string -> string -> Ast_core.expression -> Location.t -> Location.t -> def =
+  fun ~with_types source_file syntax name exp range body_range ->
     let t = to_option @@
       let%bind typed_prg,state = Compile.Utils.type_file source_file syntax Env in
       let env = Ast_typed.program_environment Environment.default typed_prg in
@@ -29,27 +29,27 @@ let make_v_def_from_core : string -> string -> string -> Ast_core.expression ->
     in
       (* TODO : the source_file is given here but it should only be the declarations seen so far,
                 otherwise nothing will be typed if an error occurs later in the file *)
-    make_v_def name t range body_range
+    make_v_def ~with_types name t range body_range
 
-let make_v_def_option_type : string -> string -> string -> Ast_core.type_expression option -> Location.t -> Location.t -> def =
-  fun source_file syntax name maybe_typed range body_range ->
+let make_v_def_option_type : with_types:bool -> string -> string -> string -> Ast_core.type_expression option -> Location.t -> Location.t -> def =
+  fun ~with_types source_file syntax name maybe_typed range body_range ->
     match maybe_typed with
     | Some t ->
       let t' = to_option @@
         let%bind typed_prg,_ = Compile.Utils.type_file source_file syntax Env in
         let env = Ast_typed.program_environment Environment.default typed_prg in
         Compile.Of_core.evaluate_type env t in
-      make_v_def name t' range body_range
-    | None -> make_v_def name None range body_range
+      make_v_def ~with_types name t' range body_range
+    | None -> make_v_def ~with_types name None range body_range
 
 let make_v_def_ppx_type : 
-  string -> string -> string -> (Ast_typed.type_expression -> Ast_typed.type_expression) ->
+  with_types:bool -> string -> string -> string -> (Ast_typed.type_expression -> Ast_typed.type_expression) ->
   Ast_core.expression -> Location.t -> Location.t -> def =
-  fun source_file syntax name f exp range body_range ->
+  fun ~with_types source_file syntax name f exp range body_range ->
     let t = to_option @@
       let%bind typed_prg,state = Compile.Utils.type_file source_file syntax Env in
       let env = Ast_typed.program_environment Environment.default typed_prg in
       let%bind (e,_) = Compile.Of_core.compile_expression ~env ~state exp in
       let v = f e.type_expression in ok v
     in
-    make_v_def name t range body_range
\ No newline at end of file
+    make_v_def ~with_types name t range body_range
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/scopes/scopes.ml b/src/main/scopes/scopes.ml
index 739550332..5e9734d7e 100644
--- a/src/main/scopes/scopes.ml
+++ b/src/main/scopes/scopes.ml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ open Misc
 
 module Formatter = Formatter
 
-let scopes : string -> string -> ((def_map * scopes), Main_errors.all) result = fun source_file syntax ->
-  let make_v_def_from_core = make_v_def_from_core source_file syntax in
-  let make_v_def_option_type = make_v_def_option_type source_file syntax in
-  let make_v_def_ppx_type = make_v_def_ppx_type source_file syntax in 
+let scopes : with_types:bool -> string -> string -> ((def_map * scopes), Main_errors.all) result = fun ~with_types source_file syntax ->
+  let make_v_def_from_core = make_v_def_from_core ~with_types source_file syntax in
+  let make_v_def_option_type = make_v_def_option_type ~with_types source_file syntax in
+  let make_v_def_ppx_type = make_v_def_ppx_type ~with_types source_file syntax in 
 
   let rec find_scopes' = fun (i,all_defs,env,scopes,lastloc) (e : Ast_core.expression) ->
     match e.content with
diff --git a/src/main/scopes/types.ml b/src/main/scopes/types.ml
index 2aa6de886..9d7610daf 100644
--- a/src/main/scopes/types.ml
+++ b/src/main/scopes/types.ml
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ module Definitions = struct
     | Type t -> t.range
     | Variable v -> v.range
 
-  let make_v_def : string -> Ast_typed.type_expression option -> Location.t -> Location.t -> def =
-    fun name t range body_range ->
+  let make_v_def : with_types:bool -> string -> Ast_typed.type_expression option -> Location.t -> Location.t -> def =
+    fun ~with_types name t range body_range ->
+      let t = if with_types then t else None in
       Variable { name ; range ; body_range ; t ; references = None }
 
   let make_t_def : string -> Ast_core.declaration Location.wrap -> Ast_core.type_expression -> def =