diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4.txt b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
index 7436c64a95..d8c8f11c9f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-p4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ The p4 changes will be created as the user invoking 'git p4 submit'. The
 according to the author of the Git commit.  This option requires admin
 privileges in p4, which can be granted using 'p4 protect'.
 
+To shelve changes instead of submitting, use `--shelve` and `--update-shelve`:
+
+----
+$ git p4 submit --shelve
+$ git p4 submit --update-shelve 1234 --update-shelve 2345
+----
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
@@ -310,7 +316,7 @@ These options can be used to modify 'git p4 submit' behavior.
 
 --update-shelve CHANGELIST::
 	Update an existing shelved changelist with this commit. Implies
-	--shelve.
+	--shelve. Repeat for multiple shelved changelists.
 
 --conflict=(ask|skip|quit)::
 	Conflicts can occur when applying a commit to p4.  When this
diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
index 76859b453a..7bb9cadc69 100755
--- a/git-p4.py
+++ b/git-p4.py
@@ -1178,6 +1178,12 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.needsGit = True
         self.verbose = False
 
+    # This is required for the "append" cloneExclude action
+    def ensure_value(self, attr, value):
+        if not hasattr(self, attr) or getattr(self, attr) is None:
+            setattr(self, attr, value)
+        return getattr(self, attr)
+
 class P4UserMap:
     def __init__(self):
         self.userMapFromPerforceServer = False
@@ -1343,9 +1349,10 @@ def __init__(self):
                 optparse.make_option("--shelve", dest="shelve", action="store_true",
                                      help="Shelve instead of submit. Shelved files are reverted, "
                                      "restoring the workspace to the state before the shelve"),
-                optparse.make_option("--update-shelve", dest="update_shelve", action="store", type="int",
+                optparse.make_option("--update-shelve", dest="update_shelve", action="append", type="int",
                                      metavar="CHANGELIST",
-                                     help="update an existing shelved changelist, implies --shelve")
+                                     help="update an existing shelved changelist, implies --shelve, "
+                                           "repeat in-order for multiple shelved changelists")
         ]
         self.description = "Submit changes from git to the perforce depot."
         self.usage += " [name of git branch to submit into perforce depot]"
@@ -1354,7 +1361,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.preserveUser = gitConfigBool("git-p4.preserveUser")
         self.dry_run = False
         self.shelve = False
-        self.update_shelve = None
+        self.update_shelve = list()
         self.prepare_p4_only = False
         self.conflict_behavior = None
         self.isWindows = (platform.system() == "Windows")
@@ -1809,9 +1816,10 @@ def applyCommit(self, id):
             mode = filesToChangeExecBit[f]
             setP4ExecBit(f, mode)
 
-        if self.update_shelve:
-            print("all_files = %s" % str(all_files))
-            p4_reopen_in_change(self.update_shelve, all_files)
+        update_shelve = 0
+        if len(self.update_shelve) > 0:
+            update_shelve = self.update_shelve.pop(0)
+            p4_reopen_in_change(update_shelve, all_files)
 
         #
         # Build p4 change description, starting with the contents
@@ -1821,7 +1829,7 @@ def applyCommit(self, id):
         logMessage = logMessage.strip()
         (logMessage, jobs) = self.separate_jobs_from_description(logMessage)
 
-        template = self.prepareSubmitTemplate(self.update_shelve)
+        template = self.prepareSubmitTemplate(update_shelve)
         submitTemplate = self.prepareLogMessage(template, logMessage, jobs)
 
         if self.preserveUser:
@@ -1894,7 +1902,7 @@ def applyCommit(self, id):
                     message = message.replace("\r\n", "\n")
                 submitTemplate = message[:message.index(separatorLine)]
 
-                if self.update_shelve:
+                if update_shelve:
                     p4_write_pipe(['shelve', '-r', '-i'], submitTemplate)
                 elif self.shelve:
                     p4_write_pipe(['shelve', '-i'], submitTemplate)
@@ -2012,6 +2020,10 @@ def run(self, args):
         else:
             return False
 
+        for i in self.update_shelve:
+            if i <= 0:
+                sys.exit("invalid changelist %d" % i)
+
         if self.master:
             allowSubmit = gitConfig("git-p4.allowSubmit")
             if len(allowSubmit) > 0 and not self.master in allowSubmit.split(","):
@@ -2022,7 +2034,7 @@ def run(self, args):
         if len(self.origin) == 0:
             self.origin = upstream
 
-        if self.update_shelve:
+        if len(self.update_shelve) > 0:
             self.shelve = True
 
         if self.preserveUser:
@@ -2134,6 +2146,11 @@ def run(self, args):
         if gitConfigBool("git-p4.detectCopiesHarder"):
             self.diffOpts += " --find-copies-harder"
 
+        num_shelves = len(self.update_shelve)
+        if num_shelves > 0 and num_shelves != len(commits):
+            sys.exit("number of commits (%d) must match number of shelved changelist (%d)" %
+                     (len(commits), num_shelves))
+
         #
         # Apply the commits, one at a time.  On failure, ask if should
         # continue to try the rest of the patches, or quit.
@@ -2404,12 +2421,6 @@ def __init__(self):
         if gitConfig("git-p4.syncFromOrigin") == "false":
             self.syncWithOrigin = False
 
-    # This is required for the "append" cloneExclude action
-    def ensure_value(self, attr, value):
-        if not hasattr(self, attr) or getattr(self, attr) is None:
-            setattr(self, attr, value)
-        return getattr(self, attr)
-
     # Force a checkpoint in fast-import and wait for it to finish
     def checkpoint(self):
         self.gitStream.write("checkpoint\n\n")
diff --git a/t/t9807-git-p4-submit.sh b/t/t9807-git-p4-submit.sh
index 3457d5db64..71cae2874d 100755
--- a/t/t9807-git-p4-submit.sh
+++ b/t/t9807-git-p4-submit.sh
@@ -460,7 +460,13 @@ test_expect_success 'submit --shelve' '
 	)
 '
 
-# Update an existing shelved changelist
+make_shelved_cl() {
+	test_commit "$1" >/dev/null &&
+	git p4 submit --origin HEAD^ --shelve >/dev/null &&
+	p4 -G changes -s shelved -m 1 | marshal_dump change
+}
+
+# Update existing shelved changelists
 
 test_expect_success 'submit --update-shelve' '
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
@@ -470,21 +476,19 @@ test_expect_success 'submit --update-shelve' '
 		p4 revert ... &&
 		cd "$git" &&
 		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
-		test_commit "test-update-shelved-change" &&
-		git p4 submit --origin=HEAD^ --shelve &&
+		shelved_cl0=$(make_shelved_cl "shelved-change-0") &&
+		echo shelved_cl0=$shelved_cl0 &&
+		shelved_cl1=$(make_shelved_cl "shelved-change-1") &&
 
-		shelf_cl=$(p4 -G changes -s shelved -m 1 |\
-			marshal_dump change) &&
-		test -n $shelf_cl &&
-		echo "updating shelved change list $shelf_cl" &&
+		echo "updating shelved change lists $shelved_cl0 and $shelved_cl1" &&
 
 		echo "updated-line" >>shelf.t &&
 		echo added-file.t >added-file.t &&
 		git add shelf.t added-file.t &&
-		git rm -f test-update-shelved-change.t &&
+		git rm -f shelved-change-1.t &&
 		git commit --amend -C HEAD &&
 		git show --stat HEAD &&
-		git p4 submit -v --origin HEAD^ --update-shelve $shelf_cl &&
+		git p4 submit -v --origin HEAD~2 --update-shelve $shelved_cl0 --update-shelve $shelved_cl1 &&
 		echo "done git p4 submit"
 	) &&
 	(
@@ -494,7 +498,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submit --update-shelve' '
 		p4 unshelve -c $change -s $change &&
 		grep -q updated-line shelf.t &&
 		p4 describe -S $change | grep added-file.t &&
-		test_path_is_missing test-update-shelved-change.t
+		test_path_is_missing shelved-change-1.t
 	)
 '