diff --git a/builtin/reflog.c b/builtin/reflog.c
index 9407f835cb..c943c2aabe 100644
--- a/builtin/reflog.c
+++ b/builtin/reflog.c
@@ -5,8 +5,48 @@
 #include "worktree.h"
 #include "reflog.h"
 
-static const char reflog_exists_usage[] =
-N_("git reflog exists <ref>");
+#define BUILTIN_REFLOG_SHOW_USAGE \
+	N_("git reflog [show] [<log-options>] [<ref>]")
+
+#define BUILTIN_REFLOG_EXPIRE_USAGE \
+	N_("git reflog expire [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>]\n" \
+	   "                  [--rewrite] [--updateref] [--stale-fix]\n" \
+	   "                  [--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] [--all [--single-worktree] | <refs>...]")
+
+#define BUILTIN_REFLOG_DELETE_USAGE \
+	N_("git reflog delete [--rewrite] [--updateref]\n" \
+	   "                  [--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] <ref>@{<specifier>}...")
+
+#define BUILTIN_REFLOG_EXISTS_USAGE \
+	N_("git reflog exists <ref>")
+
+static const char *const reflog_show_usage[] = {
+	BUILTIN_REFLOG_SHOW_USAGE,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static const char *const reflog_expire_usage[] = {
+	BUILTIN_REFLOG_EXPIRE_USAGE,
+	NULL
+};
+
+static const char *const reflog_delete_usage[] = {
+	BUILTIN_REFLOG_DELETE_USAGE,
+	NULL
+};
+
+static const char *const reflog_exists_usage[] = {
+	BUILTIN_REFLOG_EXISTS_USAGE,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static const char *const reflog_usage[] = {
+	BUILTIN_REFLOG_SHOW_USAGE,
+	BUILTIN_REFLOG_EXPIRE_USAGE,
+	BUILTIN_REFLOG_DELETE_USAGE,
+	BUILTIN_REFLOG_EXISTS_USAGE,
+	NULL
+};
 
 static timestamp_t default_reflog_expire;
 static timestamp_t default_reflog_expire_unreachable;
@@ -147,14 +187,6 @@ static void set_reflog_expiry_param(struct cmd_reflog_expire_cb *cb, const char
 		cb->expire_unreachable = default_reflog_expire_unreachable;
 }
 
-static const char * reflog_expire_usage[] = {
-	N_("git reflog expire [--expire=<time>] "
-	   "[--expire-unreachable=<time>] "
-	   "[--rewrite] [--updateref] [--stale-fix] [--dry-run | -n] "
-	   "[--verbose] [--all] <refs>..."),
-	NULL
-};
-
 static int expire_unreachable_callback(const struct option *opt,
 				 const char *arg,
 				 int unset)
@@ -183,6 +215,19 @@ static int expire_total_callback(const struct option *opt,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int cmd_reflog_show(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+
+	parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, reflog_show_usage,
+		      PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH | PARSE_OPT_KEEP_ARGV0 |
+		      PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN);
+
+	return cmd_log_reflog(argc, argv, prefix);
+}
+
 static int cmd_reflog_expire(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct cmd_reflog_expire_cb cmd = { 0 };
@@ -304,12 +349,6 @@ static int cmd_reflog_expire(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static const char * reflog_delete_usage[] = {
-	N_("git reflog delete [--rewrite] [--updateref] "
-	   "[--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] <refs>..."),
-	NULL
-};
-
 static int cmd_reflog_delete(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int i, status = 0;
@@ -342,57 +381,62 @@ static int cmd_reflog_delete(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 static int cmd_reflog_exists(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-	int i, start = 0;
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+	const char *refname;
 
-	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-		const char *arg = argv[i];
-		if (!strcmp(arg, "--")) {
-			i++;
-			break;
-		}
-		else if (arg[0] == '-')
-			usage(_(reflog_exists_usage));
-		else
-			break;
-	}
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, reflog_exists_usage,
+			     0);
+	if (!argc)
+		usage_with_options(reflog_exists_usage, options);
 
-	start = i;
-
-	if (argc - start != 1)
-		usage(_(reflog_exists_usage));
-
-	if (check_refname_format(argv[start], REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL))
-		die(_("invalid ref format: %s"), argv[start]);
-	return !reflog_exists(argv[start]);
+	refname = argv[0];
+	if (check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL))
+		die(_("invalid ref format: %s"), refname);
+	return !reflog_exists(refname);
 }
 
 /*
  * main "reflog"
  */
 
-static const char reflog_usage[] =
-"git reflog [ show | expire | delete | exists ]";
-
 int cmd_reflog(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-	if (argc > 1 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
-		usage(_(reflog_usage));
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_END()
+	};
 
-	/* With no command, we default to showing it. */
-	if (argc < 2 || *argv[1] == '-')
-		return cmd_log_reflog(argc, argv, prefix);
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, reflog_usage,
+			     PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH | PARSE_OPT_KEEP_ARGV0 |
+			     PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN |
+			     PARSE_OPT_NO_INTERNAL_HELP);
+
+	/*
+	 * With "git reflog" we default to showing it. !argc is
+	 * impossible with PARSE_OPT_KEEP_ARGV0.
+	 */
+	if (argc == 1)
+		goto log_reflog;
+
+	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
+		usage_with_options(reflog_usage, options);
+	else if (*argv[1] == '-')
+		goto log_reflog;
 
 	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "show"))
-		return cmd_log_reflog(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix);
-
-	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "expire"))
+		return cmd_reflog_show(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix);
+	else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "expire"))
 		return cmd_reflog_expire(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix);
-
-	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "delete"))
+	else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "delete"))
 		return cmd_reflog_delete(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix);
-
-	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "exists"))
+	else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "exists"))
 		return cmd_reflog_exists(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix);
 
+	/*
+	 * Fall-through for e.g. "git reflog -1", "git reflog master",
+	 * as well as the plain "git reflog" above goto above.
+	 */
+log_reflog:
 	return cmd_log_reflog(argc, argv, prefix);
 }
diff --git a/reflog.c b/reflog.c
index 47ba8620c5..135a1a6e41 100644
--- a/reflog.c
+++ b/reflog.c
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ static int unreachable(struct expire_reflog_policy_cb *cb, struct commit *commit
  * Return true iff the specified reflog entry should be expired.
  */
 int should_expire_reflog_ent(struct object_id *ooid, struct object_id *noid,
-				    const char *email, timestamp_t timestamp, int tz,
-				    const char *message, void *cb_data)
+			     const char *email, timestamp_t timestamp, int tz,
+			     const char *message, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct expire_reflog_policy_cb *cb = cb_data;
 	struct commit *old_commit, *new_commit;
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ int should_expire_reflog_ent(struct object_id *ooid, struct object_id *noid,
 }
 
 int should_expire_reflog_ent_verbose(struct object_id *ooid,
-					    struct object_id *noid,
-					    const char *email,
-					    timestamp_t timestamp, int tz,
-					    const char *message, void *cb_data)
+				     struct object_id *noid,
+				     const char *email,
+				     timestamp_t timestamp, int tz,
+				     const char *message, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct expire_reflog_policy_cb *cb = cb_data;
 	int expire;
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@ static int is_head(const char *refname)
 }
 
 void reflog_expiry_prepare(const char *refname,
-				  const struct object_id *oid,
-				  void *cb_data)
+			   const struct object_id *oid,
+			   void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct expire_reflog_policy_cb *cb = cb_data;
 	struct commit_list *elem;
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ void reflog_expiry_cleanup(void *cb_data)
 }
 
 int count_reflog_ent(struct object_id *ooid, struct object_id *noid,
-		const char *email, timestamp_t timestamp, int tz,
-		const char *message, void *cb_data)
+		     const char *email, timestamp_t timestamp, int tz,
+		     const char *message, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct cmd_reflog_expire_cb *cb = cb_data;
 	if (!cb->expire_total || timestamp < cb->expire_total)
diff --git a/t/t1410-reflog.sh b/t/t1410-reflog.sh
index ea8e6ac2a0..aa59954f6c 100755
--- a/t/t1410-reflog.sh
+++ b/t/t1410-reflog.sh
@@ -106,6 +106,28 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	test_line_count = 4 output
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'correct usage on sub-command -h' '
+	test_expect_code 129 git reflog expire -h >err &&
+	grep "git reflog expire" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'correct usage on "git reflog show -h"' '
+	test_expect_code 129 git reflog show -h >err &&
+	grep -F "git reflog [show]" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'pass through -- to sub-command' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" &&
+	git init repo &&
+	test_commit -C repo message --a-file contents dash-tag &&
+
+	git -C repo reflog show -- --does-not-exist >out &&
+	test_must_be_empty out &&
+	git -C repo reflog show >expect &&
+	git -C repo reflog show -- --a-file >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success rewind '
 	test_tick && git reset --hard HEAD~2 &&
 	test -f C &&
diff --git a/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh b/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh
index 0bb319b944..975c4ea83a 100755
--- a/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh
+++ b/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh
@@ -169,9 +169,4 @@ test_expect_success 'git log -g -p shows diffs vs. parents' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'reflog exists works' '
-	git reflog exists refs/heads/main &&
-	! git reflog exists refs/heads/nonexistent
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t1418-reflog-exists.sh b/t/t1418-reflog-exists.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d51ecd5e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t1418-reflog-exists.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='Test reflog display routines'
+GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=main
+export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	test_commit A
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'usage' '
+	test_expect_code 129 git reflog exists &&
+	test_expect_code 129 git reflog exists -h
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'usage: unknown option' '
+	test_expect_code 129 git reflog exists --unknown-option
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reflog exists works' '
+	git reflog exists refs/heads/main &&
+	test_must_fail git reflog exists refs/heads/nonexistent
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reflog exists works with a "--" delimiter' '
+	git reflog exists -- refs/heads/main &&
+	test_must_fail git reflog exists -- refs/heads/nonexistent
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reflog exists works with a "--end-of-options" delimiter' '
+	git reflog exists --end-of-options refs/heads/main &&
+	test_must_fail git reflog exists --end-of-options refs/heads/nonexistent
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/test-lib-functions.sh b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
index a027f0c409..1c3d65e6ea 100644
--- a/t/test-lib-functions.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ test_commit () {
 	else
 		$echo "${3-$1}" >"$indir$file"
 	fi &&
-	git ${indir:+ -C "$indir"} add "$file" &&
+	git ${indir:+ -C "$indir"} add -- "$file" &&
 	if test -z "$notick"
 	then
 		test_tick