diff --git a/Documentation/git-mv.txt b/Documentation/git-mv.txt
index 4be7a718e6..e3c8448614 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-mv.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-mv.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 This script is used to move or rename a file, directory or symlink.
 
- git mv [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> <destination>
- git mv [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> ... <destination directory>
+ git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> <destination>
+ git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> ... <destination directory>
 
 In the first form, it renames <source>, which must exist and be either
 a file, symlink or directory, to <destination>.
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ OPTIONS
 --dry-run::
 	Do nothing; only show what would happen
 
+-v::
+--verbose::
+	Report the names of files as they are moved.
+
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/builtin/mv.c b/builtin/mv.c
index 40f33ca4d0..449f30aaca 100644
--- a/builtin/mv.c
+++ b/builtin/mv.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int i, newfd;
 	int verbose = 0, show_only = 0, force = 0, ignore_errors = 0;
 	struct option builtin_mv_options[] = {
+		OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose, "be verbose"),
 		OPT__DRY_RUN(&show_only, "dry run"),
 		OPT__FORCE(&force, "force move/rename even if target exists"),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN('k', NULL, &ignore_errors, "skip move/rename errors"),