diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
index f7ce523a61..3b71fbb541 100644
--- a/parse-options.c
+++ b/parse-options.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static int usage_with_options_internal(const char * const *usagestr,
 			continue;
 
 		pos = fprintf(stderr, "    ");
-		if (opts->short_name) {
+		if (opts->short_name && !(opts->flags & PARSE_OPT_NEGHELP)) {
 			if (opts->flags & PARSE_OPT_NODASH)
 				pos += fprintf(stderr, "%c", opts->short_name);
 			else
@@ -520,7 +520,9 @@ static int usage_with_options_internal(const char * const *usagestr,
 		if (opts->long_name && opts->short_name)
 			pos += fprintf(stderr, ", ");
 		if (opts->long_name)
-			pos += fprintf(stderr, "--%s", opts->long_name);
+			pos += fprintf(stderr, "--%s%s",
+				(opts->flags & PARSE_OPT_NEGHELP) ?  "no-" : "",
+				opts->long_name);
 		if (opts->type == OPTION_NUMBER)
 			pos += fprintf(stderr, "-NUM");
 
diff --git a/parse-options.h b/parse-options.h
index aba30671dc..b32587ad7c 100644
--- a/parse-options.h
+++ b/parse-options.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ enum parse_opt_option_flags {
 	PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT = 16,
 	PARSE_OPT_NODASH = 32,
 	PARSE_OPT_LITERAL_ARGHELP = 64,
+	PARSE_OPT_NEGHELP = 128,
 };
 
 struct option;
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ typedef int parse_opt_cb(const struct option *, const char *arg, int unset);
  *   PARSE_OPT_LITERAL_ARGHELP: says that argh shouldn't be enclosed in brackets
  *				(i.e. '<argh>') in the help message.
  *				Useful for options with multiple parameters.
+ *   PARSE_OPT_NEGHELP: says that the long option should always be shown with
+ *				the --no prefix in the usage message. Sometimes
+ *				useful for users of OPTION_NEGBIT.
  *
  * `callback`::
  *   pointer to the callback to use for OPTION_CALLBACK.