diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index d068a65377..a436b24cc4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ Options for --parseopt
 	the first non-option argument.  This can be used to parse sub-commands
 	that take options themselves.
 
+--stuck-long::
+	Only meaningful in `--parseopt` mode. Output the options in their
+	long form if available, and with their arguments stuck.
+
 Options for Filtering
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -285,7 +289,9 @@ Each line of options has this format:
 	`<flags>` are of `*`, `=`, `?` or `!`.
 	* Use `=` if the option takes an argument.
 
-	* Use `?` to mean that the option is optional (though its use is discouraged).
+	* Use `?` to mean that the option takes an optional argument. You
+	  probably want to use the `--stuck-long` mode to be able to
+	  unambiguously parse the optional argument.
 
 	* Use `*` to mean that this option should not be listed in the usage
 	  generated for the `-h` argument. It's shown for `--help-all` as
diff --git a/builtin/rev-parse.c b/builtin/rev-parse.c
index c76b89dc5b..3e8c4cce06 100644
--- a/builtin/rev-parse.c
+++ b/builtin/rev-parse.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ static int abbrev_ref;
 static int abbrev_ref_strict;
 static int output_sq;
 
+static int stuck_long;
+
 /*
  * Some arguments are relevant "revision" arguments,
  * others are about output format or other details.
@@ -320,12 +322,15 @@ static int parseopt_dump(const struct option *o, const char *arg, int unset)
 	struct strbuf *parsed = o->value;
 	if (unset)
 		strbuf_addf(parsed, " --no-%s", o->long_name);
-	else if (o->short_name)
+	else if (o->short_name && (o->long_name == NULL || !stuck_long))
 		strbuf_addf(parsed, " -%c", o->short_name);
 	else
 		strbuf_addf(parsed, " --%s", o->long_name);
 	if (arg) {
-		strbuf_addch(parsed, ' ');
+		if (!stuck_long)
+			strbuf_addch(parsed, ' ');
+		else if (o->long_name)
+			strbuf_addch(parsed, '=');
 		sq_quote_buf(parsed, arg);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -351,6 +356,8 @@ static int cmd_parseopt(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "stop-at-non-option", &stop_at_non_option,
 					N_("stop parsing after the "
 					   "first non-option argument")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "stuck-long", &stuck_long,
+					N_("output in stuck long form")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
diff --git a/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh b/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
index 13c88c9aae..83b1300cef 100755
--- a/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
+++ b/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ usage: some-command [options] <args>...
     -h, --help            show the help
     --foo                 some nifty option --foo
     --bar ...             some cool option --bar with an argument
+    -b, --baz             a short and long option
 
 An option group Header
     -C[...]               option C with an optional argument
+    -d, --data[=...]      short and long option with an optional argument
 
 Extras
     --extra1              line above used to cause a segfault but no longer does
@@ -31,9 +33,11 @@ h,help    show the help
 
 foo       some nifty option --foo
 bar=      some cool option --bar with an argument
+b,baz     a short and long option
 
  An option group Header
 C?        option C with an optional argument
+d,data?   short and long option with an optional argument
 
 Extras
 extra1    line above used to cause a segfault but no longer does
@@ -45,16 +49,16 @@ test_expect_success 'test --parseopt help output' '
 '
 
 cat > expect <<EOF
-set -- --foo --bar 'ham' -- 'arg'
+set -- --foo --bar 'ham' -b -- 'arg'
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'test --parseopt' '
-	git rev-parse --parseopt -- --foo --bar=ham arg < optionspec > output &&
+	git rev-parse --parseopt -- --foo --bar=ham --baz arg < optionspec > output &&
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'test --parseopt with mixed options and arguments' '
-	git rev-parse --parseopt -- --foo arg --bar=ham < optionspec > output &&
+	git rev-parse --parseopt -- --foo arg --bar=ham --baz < optionspec > output &&
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
@@ -99,4 +103,36 @@ test_expect_success 'test --parseopt --keep-dashdash --stop-at-non-option withou
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
+cat > expect <<EOF
+set -- --foo --bar='z' --baz -C'Z' --data='A' -- 'arg'
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'test --parseopt --stuck-long' '
+	git rev-parse --parseopt --stuck-long -- --foo --bar=z -b arg -CZ -dA <optionspec >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+cat > expect <<EOF
+set -- --data='' -C --baz -- 'arg'
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'test --parseopt --stuck-long and empty optional argument' '
+	git rev-parse --parseopt --stuck-long -- --data= arg -C -b <optionspec >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+cat > expect <<EOF
+set -- --data --baz -- 'arg'
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'test --parseopt --stuck-long and long option with unset optional argument' '
+	git rev-parse --parseopt --stuck-long -- --data arg -b <optionspec >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'test --parseopt --stuck-long and short option with unset optional argument' '
+	git rev-parse --parseopt --stuck-long -- -d arg -b <optionspec >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
 test_done