diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
index c5a3c88293..a3c7834f54 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
@@ -269,14 +269,14 @@ following options:
 ``--build <dir>``
   Project binary directory to be built.  This is required and must be first.
 
-``-j [<jobs>], --parallel [<jobs>]``
+``--parallel [<jobs>], -j [<jobs>]``
   The maximum number of concurrent processes to use when building.
   If ``<jobs>`` is omitted the native build tool's default number is used.
 
   The :envvar:`CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL` environment variable, if set,
   specifies a default parallel level when this option is not given.
 
-``--target <tgt>...``
+``--target <tgt>..., -t <tgt>...``
   Build ``<tgt>`` instead of default targets.  May be specified multiple times.
 
 ``--config <cfg>``
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ following options:
 ``--use-stderr``
   Ignored.  Behavior is default in CMake >= 3.0.
 
-``-v, --verbose``
+``--verbose, -v``
   Enable verbose output - if supported - including the build commands to be
   executed.
 
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/cmake-short-target-option.rst b/Help/release/dev/cmake-short-target-option.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5eac04261f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/cmake-short-target-option.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+cmake-short-target-option
+----------------------------
+
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``--target`` parameter gained shorter
+  version ``-t``, e.g. ``cmake --build . -t Library1 Library2`` is
+  equivalant to ``cmake --build . --target Library1 Library2``.
diff --git a/Source/cmakemain.cxx b/Source/cmakemain.cxx
index 1c56bcd278..b83c744673 100644
--- a/Source/cmakemain.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmakemain.cxx
@@ -54,20 +54,21 @@ static const char* cmDocumentationUsageNote[][2] = {
 
 #  define CMAKE_BUILD_OPTIONS                                                 \
     "  <dir>          = Project binary directory to be built.\n"              \
-    "  -j [<jobs>] --parallel [<jobs>] = Build in parallel using\n"           \
-    "                   the given number of jobs. If <jobs> is omitted\n"     \
-    "                   the native build tool's default number is used.\n"    \
+    "  --parallel [<jobs>], -j [<jobs>]\n"                                    \
+    "                 = Build in parallel using the given number of jobs. \n" \
+    "                   If <jobs> is omitted the native build tool's \n"      \
+    "                   default number is used.\n"                            \
     "                   The CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL environment "          \
     "variable\n"                                                              \
     "                   specifies a default parallel level when this "        \
     "option\n"                                                                \
     "                   is not given.\n"                                      \
-    "  --target <tgt> = Build <tgt> instead of default targets.\n"            \
-    "                   May be specified multiple times.\n"                   \
+    "  --target <tgt>..., -t <tgt>... \n"                                     \
+    "                 = Build <tgt> instead of default targets.\n"            \
     "  --config <cfg> = For multi-configuration tools, choose <cfg>.\n"       \
     "  --clean-first  = Build target 'clean' first, then build.\n"            \
     "                   (To clean only, use --target 'clean'.)\n"             \
-    "  -v --verbose   = Enable verbose output - if supported - including\n"   \
+    " --verbose, -v   = Enable verbose output - if supported - including\n"   \
     "                   the build commands to be executed. \n"                \
     "  --             = Pass remaining options to the native tool.\n"
 
@@ -429,7 +430,8 @@ static int do_build(int ac, char const* const* av)
         dir.clear();
       }
       doing = DoingNone;
-    } else if (strcmp(av[i], "--target") == 0) {
+    } else if ((strcmp(av[i], "--target") == 0) ||
+               (strcmp(av[i], "-t") == 0)) {
       doing = DoingTarget;
     } else if (strcmp(av[i], "--config") == 0) {
       doing = DoingConfig;
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CommandLine/RunCMakeTest.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/CommandLine/RunCMakeTest.cmake
index ff2a8a578e..5b5c5a5cf1 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/CommandLine/RunCMakeTest.cmake
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CommandLine/RunCMakeTest.cmake
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function(run_BuildDir)
   run_cmake_command(BuildDir--build ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E chdir ..
     ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build BuildDir-build --target CustomTarget)
   run_cmake_command(BuildDir--build-multiple-targets ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E chdir ..
-    ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build BuildDir-build --target CustomTarget2 --target CustomTarget3)
+    ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build BuildDir-build -t CustomTarget2 --target CustomTarget3)
   run_cmake_command(BuildDir--build-multiple-targets-jobs ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E chdir ..
     ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build BuildDir-build --target CustomTarget CustomTarget2 -j2 --target CustomTarget3)
   run_cmake_command(BuildDir--build-multiple-targets-with-clean-first ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E chdir ..