diff --git a/doc/lxc-ls.sgml.in b/doc/lxc-ls.sgml.in
index e320c7adf..37e356c47 100644
--- a/doc/lxc-ls.sgml.in
+++ b/doc/lxc-ls.sgml.in
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
       <arg choice="opt">--frozen</arg>
       <arg choice="opt">--running</arg>
       <arg choice="opt">--stopped</arg>
-      <arg choice="opt">--fancy</arg>
-      <arg choice="opt">--fancy-format</arg>
+      <arg choice="opt">-f</arg>
+      <arg choice="opt">-F <replaceable>format</replaceable></arg>
       <arg choice="opt">--nesting</arg>
       <arg choice="opt">filter</arg>
     </cmdsynopsis>
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term>
-          <option><optional>--fancy</optional></option>
+          <option><optional>-f, --fancy</optional></option>
         </term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term>
-          <option><optional>--fancy-format</optional></option>
+          <option><optional>-F, --fancy-format <replaceable>format</replaceable></optional></option>
         </term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc-ls b/src/lxc/lxc-ls
index b2eea2a10..1ed7da4fb 100755
--- a/src/lxc/lxc-ls
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc-ls
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ parser.add_argument("--running", dest="state", action="append_const",
 parser.add_argument("--stopped", dest="state", action="append_const",
                     const="STOPPED", help=_("list only stopped containers"))
 
-parser.add_argument("--fancy", action="store_true",
+parser.add_argument("-f", "--fancy", action="store_true",
                     help=_("use fancy output"))
 
-parser.add_argument("--fancy-format", type=str,
+parser.add_argument("-F", "--fancy-format", type=str,
                     default="name,state,ipv4,ipv6,autostart",
                     help=_("comma separated list of fields to show"))