diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
index 4b74951440..1114005ce2 100755
--- a/git-stash.sh
+++ b/git-stash.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ create_stash () {
 			shift
 			stash_msg=${1?"BUG: create_stash () -m requires an argument"}
 			;;
+		-m*)
+			stash_msg=${1#-m}
+			;;
+		--message=*)
+			stash_msg=${1#--message=}
+			;;
 		-u|--include-untracked)
 			shift
 			untracked=${1?"BUG: create_stash () -u requires an argument"}
@@ -193,6 +199,12 @@ store_stash () {
 			shift
 			stash_msg="$1"
 			;;
+		-m*)
+			stash_msg=${1#-m}
+			;;
+		--message=*)
+			stash_msg=${1#--message=}
+			;;
 		-q|--quiet)
 			quiet=t
 			;;
@@ -251,6 +263,12 @@ push_stash () {
 			test -z ${1+x} && usage
 			stash_msg=$1
 			;;
+		-m*)
+			stash_msg=${1#-m}
+			;;
+		--message=*)
+			stash_msg=${1#--message=}
+			;;
 		--help)
 			show_help
 			;;
diff --git a/t/t3903-stash.sh b/t/t3903-stash.sh
index 3b1ac1971a..39c7f2ebd7 100755
--- a/t/t3903-stash.sh
+++ b/t/t3903-stash.sh
@@ -804,6 +804,99 @@ test_expect_success 'push -m shows right message' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'push -m also works without space' '
+	>foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git stash push -m"unspaced test message" &&
+	echo "stash@{0}: On master: unspaced test message" >expect &&
+	git stash list -1 >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'store -m foo shows right message' '
+	git stash clear &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	echo quux >bazzy &&
+	git add bazzy &&
+	STASH_ID=$(git stash create) &&
+	git stash store -m "store m" $STASH_ID &&
+	echo "stash@{0}: store m" >expect &&
+	git stash list -1 >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'store -mfoo shows right message' '
+	git stash clear &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	echo quux >bazzy &&
+	git add bazzy &&
+	STASH_ID=$(git stash create) &&
+	git stash store -m"store mfoo" $STASH_ID &&
+	echo "stash@{0}: store mfoo" >expect &&
+	git stash list -1 >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'store --message=foo shows right message' '
+	git stash clear &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	echo quux >bazzy &&
+	git add bazzy &&
+	STASH_ID=$(git stash create) &&
+	git stash store --message="store message=foo" $STASH_ID &&
+	echo "stash@{0}: store message=foo" >expect &&
+	git stash list -1 >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'store --message foo shows right message' '
+	git stash clear &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	echo quux >bazzy &&
+	git add bazzy &&
+	STASH_ID=$(git stash create) &&
+	git stash store --message "store message foo" $STASH_ID &&
+	echo "stash@{0}: store message foo" >expect &&
+	git stash list -1 >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'push -mfoo uses right message' '
+	>foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git stash push -m"test mfoo" &&
+	echo "stash@{0}: On master: test mfoo" >expect &&
+	git stash list -1 >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'push --message foo is synonym for -mfoo' '
+	>foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git stash push --message "test message foo" &&
+	echo "stash@{0}: On master: test message foo" >expect &&
+	git stash list -1 >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'push --message=foo is synonym for -mfoo' '
+	>foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git stash push --message="test message=foo" &&
+	echo "stash@{0}: On master: test message=foo" >expect &&
+	git stash list -1 >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'push -m shows right message' '
+	>foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git stash push -m "test m foo" &&
+	echo "stash@{0}: On master: test m foo" >expect &&
+	git stash list -1 >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'create stores correct message' '
 	>foo &&
 	git add foo &&