diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index 31f1beb65b..f1197d641b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ git-stash - Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git stash' list [<options>]
-'git stash' show [<options>] [<stash>]
+'git stash' list [<log-options>]
+'git stash' show [<diff-options>] [<stash>]
 'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-q
 	Instead, all non-option arguments are concatenated to form the stash
 	message.
 
-list [<options>]::
+list [<log-options>]::
 
 	List the stash entries that you currently have.  Each 'stash entry' is
 	listed with its name (e.g. `stash@{0}` is the latest entry, `stash@{1}` is
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ 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 [<options>] [<stash>]::
+show [<diff-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