diff --git a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt
index 31af7f2736..ee6c5476c1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ OPTIONS
 
 	Each pretty-printed commit will be rewrapped before it is shown.
 
+-c::
+--committer::
+	Collect and show committer identities instead of authors.
+
 -w[<width>[,<indent1>[,<indent2>]]]::
 	Linewrap the output by wrapping each line at `width`.  The first
 	line of each entry is indented by `indent1` spaces, and the second
diff --git a/t/t4201-shortlog.sh b/t/t4201-shortlog.sh
index ae08b57712..6c7c637481 100755
--- a/t/t4201-shortlog.sh
+++ b/t/t4201-shortlog.sh
@@ -190,4 +190,17 @@ test_expect_success 'shortlog with --output=<file>' '
 	test_line_count = 3 shortlog
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'shortlog --committer (internal)' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	     3	C O Mitter
+	EOF
+	git shortlog -nsc HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'shortlog --committer (external)' '
+	git log --format=full | git shortlog -nsc >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done