diff --git a/pydantic_settings/sources/providers/cli.py b/pydantic_settings/sources/providers/cli.py
index 39c0e91e..ae91c464 100644
--- a/pydantic_settings/sources/providers/cli.py
+++ b/pydantic_settings/sources/providers/cli.py
@@ -1258,7 +1258,9 @@ def _help_format(
                 ifdef = 'ifdef: ' if model_default is None else ''
                 _help += f' ({ifdef}required)' if _help else f'({ifdef}required)'
         else:
-            default = f'(default: {self.cli_parse_none_str})'
+            default = ''
+            if not self.cli_hide_none_type:
+                default = f'(default: {self.cli_parse_none_str})'
             if is_model_class(type(model_default)) or is_pydantic_dataclass(type(model_default)):
                 default = f'(default: {getattr(model_default, field_name)})'
             elif model_default not in (PydanticUndefined, None) and _is_function(model_default):