diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index 7ef8c47911..e31ea7d303 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git stash' list [<options>]
-'git stash' show [<stash>]
+'git stash' show [<options>] [<stash>]
 'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ stash@{1}: On master: 9cc0589... Add git-stash
 The command takes options applicable to the 'git log'
 command to control what is shown and how. See linkgit:git-log[1].
 
-show [<stash>]::
+show [<options>] [<stash>]::
 
 	Show the changes recorded in the stash entry as a diff between the
 	stashed contents and the commit back when the stash entry was first