diff --git a/ack b/ack
index 8d6ad61a..ac46bcf9 100755
--- a/ack
+++ b/ack
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ B<--flush> flushes output immediately.  This is off by default
 unless ack is running interactively (when output goes to a pipe or
 file).
 
-=item B<-f>
+=item B<-f>, B<--files>
 
 Only print the files that would be searched, without actually doing
 any searching.  PATTERN must not be specified, or it will be taken
diff --git a/dev/generate-completion-scripts.pl b/dev/generate-completion-scripts.pl
index 0b2c332b..9c1f1cca 100755
--- a/dev/generate-completion-scripts.pl
+++ b/dev/generate-completion-scripts.pl
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     '--count'                 => 'print a count of matching lines for each input file',
     '--create-ackrc'          => 'dumps default ack options to standard output',
     '--dump'                  => 'writes the list of loaded options and where they came from',
+    '--files'                 => 'only print files that would be searched',
     '--files-from'            => 'specifies the list of files to search within FILE',
     '--files-with-matches'    => 'only print filenames of matching files',
     '--files-without-matches' => 'only print filenames of non-matching files',
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@
     '--with-filename'         => 'print the filename for each match',
     '--word-regexp'           => 'force PATTERN to match only whole words',
     '-1'                      => 'stops after reporting first match',
-    '-f'                      => 'only print files that would be searched',
     '-g'                      => 'only print files whose names match PATTERN',
     '-o'                      => 'only print the part of each matching line that matches PATTERN',
     '-s'                      => 'suppress error messages about nonexistent or unreadable files',
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     '--before-context'        => ['-B'],
     '--context'               => ['-C'],
     '--count'                 => ['-c'],
+    '--files'                 => ['-f'],
     '--no-filename'           => ['-h'],
     '--with-filename'         => ['-H'],
     '--files-with-matches'    => ['-l'],
diff --git a/lib/App/Ack.pm b/lib/App/Ack.pm
index 146281e0..ccd2b5b9 100644
--- a/lib/App/Ack.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Ack.pm
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Default switches may be specified in an .ackrc file. If you want no dependency
 on the environment, turn it off with --noenv.
 
 File select actions:
-  -f                            Only print the files selected, without
+  -f, --files                   Only print the files selected, without
                                 searching.  The PATTERN must not be specified.
   -g                            Same as -f, but only select files matching
                                 PATTERN.
diff --git a/lib/App/Ack/ConfigLoader.pm b/lib/App/Ack/ConfigLoader.pm
index f649c4eb..bb06afa1 100644
--- a/lib/App/Ack/ConfigLoader.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Ack/ConfigLoader.pm
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ sub get_arg_spec {
                 $opt->{noenv_seen} = 1;
             }
         },
-        f                   => \$opt->{f},
+        'f|files'           => \$opt->{f},
         'files-from=s'      => \$opt->{files_from},
         'filter!'           => \$App::Ack::is_filter_mode,
         flush               => sub { $| = 1 },
diff --git a/t/Util.pm b/t/Util.pm
index a2de5061..de25cc88 100644
--- a/t/Util.pm
+++ b/t/Util.pm
@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ sub get_expected_options {
         '--create-ackrc',
         '--dump',
         '--env',
+        '--files',
         '--files-from',
         '--files-with-matches',
         '--files-without-matches',
diff --git a/t/longopts.t b/t/longopts.t
index 107a8543..bfa2bd14 100644
--- a/t/longopts.t
+++ b/t/longopts.t
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This tests whether ack's command line options work as expected.
 
 use Test::More;
 
-plan tests => 52;
+plan tests => 56;
 
 use lib 't';
 use Util;
@@ -136,6 +136,17 @@ for my $arg ( qw( -Q --literal ) ) {
 
 my $expected = reslash( 't/swamp/options.pl' );
 
+# Files
+for my $arg ( qw( -f --files ) ) {
+    my @files   = qw( t/swamp/options.pl );
+    my $results = run_ack( $arg, @files );
+    like(
+        $results,
+        qr{\Q$expected},
+        qq{$arg prints files that would be searched}
+    );
+}
+
 # Files with matches
 for my $arg ( qw( -l --files-with-matches ) ) {
     my @args    = ( $arg, 'use strict' );