diff --git a/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc b/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc
index ff760dd08..528aac2c9 100644
--- a/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ show it.
 *--loglines* 'LOGLINES'::
     How many lines of the debug log to keep in RAM (-1: unlimited).
 
-*--debug*::
+*-d*, *--debug*::
     Turn on debugging options.
 
 *--json-logging*::
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ show it.
 *--qt-flag* 'QT_FLAG'::
     Pass an argument to Qt as flag.
 
-*--debug-flag* 'DEBUG_FLAGS'::
+*-D*, *--debug-flag* 'DEBUG_FLAGS'::
     Pass name of debugging feature to be turned on.
 // QUTE_OPTIONS_END
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py b/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py
index 5b5b86eae..292c80c6a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def get_argparser():
                        help="How many lines of the debug log to keep in RAM "
                        "(-1: unlimited).",
                        default=2000, type=int)
-    debug.add_argument('--debug', help="Turn on debugging options.",
+    debug.add_argument('-d', '--debug', help="Turn on debugging options.",
                        action='store_true')
     debug.add_argument('--json-logging', action='store_true', help="Output log"
                        " lines in JSON format (one object per line).")
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ def get_argparser():
                        action='append')
     debug.add_argument('--qt-flag', help="Pass an argument to Qt as flag.",
                        nargs=1, action='append')
-    debug.add_argument('--debug-flag', type=debug_flag_error, default=[],
-                       help="Pass name of debugging feature to be turned on.",
-                       action='append', dest='debug_flags')
+    debug.add_argument('-D', '--debug-flag', type=debug_flag_error,
+                       default=[], help="Pass name of debugging feature to be"
+                       " turned on.", action='append', dest='debug_flags')
     parser.add_argument('command', nargs='*', help="Commands to execute on "
                         "startup.", metavar=':command')
     # URLs will actually be in command