diff --git a/doc/lib.m4 b/doc/lib.m4
index ec0f05e7b..cd7b833b9 100644
--- a/doc/lib.m4
+++ b/doc/lib.m4
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ m4_define({{_reportingoptions_}}, {{
 `-C --cleared`
 : include only cleared postings/txns
 
-`--pending`
+`-P --pending`
 : include only pending postings/txns
 
 `-U --uncleared`
diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
index 17bf16017..100249ea2 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ reportflags = [
  ,flagNone ["date2"]         (setboolopt "date2") "show, and make -b/-e/-p/date: match, secondary dates instead"
 
  ,flagNone ["cleared","C"]   (setboolopt "cleared") "include only cleared postings/txns"
- ,flagNone ["pending"]       (setboolopt "pending") "include only pending postings/txns"
+ ,flagNone ["pending","P"]   (setboolopt "pending") "include only pending postings/txns"
  ,flagNone ["uncleared","U"] (setboolopt "uncleared") "include only unmarked postings/txns"
  ,flagNone ["real","R"]      (setboolopt "real") "include only non-virtual postings"
  ,flagReq  ["depth"]         (\s opts -> Right $ setopt "depth" s opts) "N" "hide accounts/postings deeper than N"
diff --git a/site/faq.md b/site/faq.md
index 83ffdc43b..8e017d622 100644
--- a/site/faq.md
+++ b/site/faq.md
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ or [balance assertions](manual.html#assertions-and-ordering).
 - in hledger version 1.3 onward, -U/--uncleared does not match pending things.
   (#564)
 
+- hledger's -P flag is short for --pending. Ledger uses it for grouping by payee. 
+
 ### Future ?
 
 There is a [ledger4](https://github.com/ledger/ledger4) repo on