diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
index 0d45f4ceb..133f891de 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
@@ -150,15 +150,15 @@ class AbstractAction:
             raise WebTabError("{} is not a valid web action!".format(name))
         self._widget.triggerPageAction(member)
 
-    def show_source(self, pygment=False):
+    def show_source(self, pygments=False):
         """Show the source of the current page in a new tab."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def _show_source_pygment(self):
+    def _show_source_pygments(self):
 
         def show_source_cb(source):
-            """show source as soon as it's ready."""
-            # workaround for https://github.com/pycqa/pylint/issues/491
+            """Show source as soon as it's ready."""
+            # WORKAROUND for https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/491
             # pylint: disable=no-member
             lexer = pygments.lexers.HtmlLexer()
             formatter = pygments.formatters.HtmlFormatter(
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 4c5e14213..41e078d37 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -1513,12 +1513,15 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             )
 
     @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', scope='window')
-    @cmdutils.argument('pygment')
-    def view_source(self, edit=False, pygment=False):
+    def view_source(self, edit=False, pygments=False):
         """Show the source of the current page in a new tab.
 
         Args:
             edit: Edit the source in the editor instead of opening a tab.
+            pygments: Use pygments to generate the view. This is always
+                      the case for QtWebKit. For QtWebEngine it may display
+                      slightly different source.
+                      Some JavaScript processing may be applied.
         """
         tab = self._current_widget()
         try:
@@ -1533,7 +1536,7 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             ed = editor.ExternalEditor(self._tabbed_browser)
             tab.dump_async(ed.edit)
         else:
-            tab.action.show_source(pygment)
+            tab.action.show_source(pygments)
 
     @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', scope='window',
                        debug=True)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
index 7b62305b5..390ee2958 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ class WebEngineAction(browsertab.AbstractAction):
         """Save the current page."""
         self._widget.triggerPageAction(QWebEnginePage.SavePage)
 
-    def show_source(self, pygment):
-        if pygment:
-            self._show_source_pygment()
+    def show_source(self, pygments=False):
+        if pygments:
+            self._show_source_pygments()
             return
 
         try:
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
index 07ae39748..bd7e09282 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ import re
 import functools
 import xml.etree.ElementTree
 
-import pygments
-import pygments.lexers
-import pygments.formatters
-
 import sip
 from PyQt5.QtCore import (pyqtSlot, Qt, QEvent, QUrl, QPoint, QTimer, QSizeF,
                           QSize)
@@ -55,8 +51,8 @@ class WebKitAction(browsertab.AbstractAction):
         """Save the current page."""
         raise browsertab.UnsupportedOperationError
 
-    def show_source(self, pygment):
-        self._show_source_pygment()
+    def show_source(self, pygments=False):
+        self._show_source_pygments()
 
 
 class WebKitPrinting(browsertab.AbstractPrinting):