diff --git a/api/client/cli.go b/api/client/cli.go
index d80f9cc32c..fa3be2d8d9 100644
--- a/api/client/cli.go
+++ b/api/client/cli.go
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) Cmd(args ...string) error {
 func (cli *DockerCli) Subcmd(name, signature, description string) *flag.FlagSet {
 	flags := flag.NewFlagSet(name, flag.ContinueOnError)
 	flags.Usage = func() {
-		fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "\nUsage: docker %s %s\n\n%s\n\n", name, signature, description)
+		options := ""
+		if flags.FlagCountUndeprecated() > 0 {
+			options = "[OPTIONS] "
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "\nUsage: docker %s %s%s\n\n%s\n\n", name, options, signature, description)
 		flags.PrintDefaults()
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
diff --git a/api/client/commands.go b/api/client/commands.go
index cb60f6980c..cd954b92e2 100644
--- a/api/client/commands.go
+++ b/api/client/commands.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdHelp(args ...string) error {
 }
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdBuild(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("build", "[OPTIONS] PATH | URL | -", "Build a new image from the source code at PATH")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("build", "PATH | URL | -", "Build a new image from the source code at PATH")
 	tag := cmd.String([]string{"t", "-tag"}, "", "Repository name (and optionally a tag) to be applied to the resulting image in case of success")
 	suppressOutput := cmd.Bool([]string{"q", "-quiet"}, false, "Suppress the verbose output generated by the containers")
 	noCache := cmd.Bool([]string{"#no-cache", "-no-cache"}, false, "Do not use cache when building the image")
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdBuild(args ...string) error {
 
 // 'docker login': login / register a user to registry service.
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdLogin(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("login", "[OPTIONS] [SERVER]", "Register or log in to a Docker registry server, if no server is specified \""+registry.IndexServerAddress()+"\" is the default.")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("login", "[SERVER]", "Register or log in to a Docker registry server, if no server is specified \""+registry.IndexServerAddress()+"\" is the default.")
 
 	var username, password, email string
 
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdInfo(args ...string) error {
 }
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdStop(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("stop", "[OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]", "Stop a running container by sending SIGTERM and then SIGKILL after a grace period")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("stop", "CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]", "Stop a running container by sending SIGTERM and then SIGKILL after a grace period")
 	nSeconds := cmd.Int([]string{"t", "-time"}, 10, "Number of seconds to wait for the container to stop before killing it. Default is 10 seconds.")
 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdStop(args ...string) error {
 }
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdRestart(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("restart", "[OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]", "Restart a running container")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("restart", "CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]", "Restart a running container")
 	nSeconds := cmd.Int([]string{"t", "-time"}, 10, "Number of seconds to try to stop for before killing the container. Once killed it will then be restarted. Default is 10 seconds.")
 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdRmi(args ...string) error {
 }
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdHistory(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("history", "[OPTIONS] IMAGE", "Show the history of an image")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("history", "IMAGE", "Show the history of an image")
 	quiet := cmd.Bool([]string{"q", "-quiet"}, false, "Only show numeric IDs")
 	noTrunc := cmd.Bool([]string{"#notrunc", "-no-trunc"}, false, "Don't truncate output")
 
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdHistory(args ...string) error {
 }
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdRm(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("rm", "[OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]", "Remove one or more containers")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("rm", "CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]", "Remove one or more containers")
 	v := cmd.Bool([]string{"v", "-volumes"}, false, "Remove the volumes associated with the container")
 	link := cmd.Bool([]string{"l", "#link", "-link"}, false, "Remove the specified link and not the underlying container")
 	force := cmd.Bool([]string{"f", "-force"}, false, "Force the removal of a running container (uses SIGKILL)")
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdRm(args ...string) error {
 
 // 'docker kill NAME' kills a running container
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdKill(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("kill", "[OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]", "Kill a running container using SIGKILL or a specified signal")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("kill", "CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]", "Kill a running container using SIGKILL or a specified signal")
 	signal := cmd.String([]string{"s", "-signal"}, "KILL", "Signal to send to the container")
 
 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdPull(args ...string) error {
 }
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdImages(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("images", "[OPTIONS] [NAME]", "List images")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("images", "[NAME]", "List images")
 	quiet := cmd.Bool([]string{"q", "-quiet"}, false, "Only show numeric IDs")
 	all := cmd.Bool([]string{"a", "-all"}, false, "Show all images (by default filter out the intermediate image layers)")
 	noTrunc := cmd.Bool([]string{"#notrunc", "-no-trunc"}, false, "Don't truncate output")
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) printTreeNode(noTrunc bool, image *engine.Env, prefix stri
 }
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdPs(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("ps", "[OPTIONS]", "List containers")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("ps", "", "List containers")
 	quiet := cmd.Bool([]string{"q", "-quiet"}, false, "Only display numeric IDs")
 	size := cmd.Bool([]string{"s", "-size"}, false, "Display sizes")
 	all := cmd.Bool([]string{"a", "-all"}, false, "Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default.")
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdPs(args ...string) error {
 }
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdCommit(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("commit", "[OPTIONS] CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]", "Create a new image from a container's changes")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("commit", "CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]", "Create a new image from a container's changes")
 	flPause := cmd.Bool([]string{"p", "-pause"}, true, "Pause container during commit")
 	flComment := cmd.String([]string{"m", "-message"}, "", "Commit message")
 	flAuthor := cmd.String([]string{"a", "#author", "-author"}, "", "Author (e.g., \"John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>\")")
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdCommit(args ...string) error {
 }
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdEvents(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("events", "[OPTIONS]", "Get real time events from the server")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("events", "", "Get real time events from the server")
 	since := cmd.String([]string{"#since", "-since"}, "", "Show all events created since timestamp")
 	until := cmd.String([]string{"-until"}, "", "Stream events until this timestamp")
 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdLogs(args ...string) error {
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdAttach(args ...string) error {
 	var (
-		cmd     = cli.Subcmd("attach", "[OPTIONS] CONTAINER", "Attach to a running container")
+		cmd     = cli.Subcmd("attach", "CONTAINER", "Attach to a running container")
 		noStdin = cmd.Bool([]string{"#nostdin", "-no-stdin"}, false, "Do not attach STDIN")
 		proxy   = cmd.Bool([]string{"#sig-proxy", "-sig-proxy"}, true, "Proxy all received signals to the process (even in non-TTY mode). SIGCHLD, SIGKILL, and SIGSTOP are not proxied.")
 	)
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdSearch(args ...string) error {
 type ports []int
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdTag(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := cli.Subcmd("tag", "[OPTIONS] IMAGE[:TAG] [REGISTRYHOST/][USERNAME/]NAME[:TAG]", "Tag an image into a repository")
+	cmd := cli.Subcmd("tag", "IMAGE[:TAG] [REGISTRYHOST/][USERNAME/]NAME[:TAG]", "Tag an image into a repository")
 	force := cmd.Bool([]string{"f", "#force", "-force"}, false, "Force")
 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) pullImage(image string) error {
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdRun(args ...string) error {
 	// FIXME: just use runconfig.Parse already
-	config, hostConfig, cmd, err := runconfig.ParseSubcommand(cli.Subcmd("run", "[OPTIONS] IMAGE [COMMAND] [ARG...]", "Run a command in a new container"), args, nil)
+	config, hostConfig, cmd, err := runconfig.ParseSubcommand(cli.Subcmd("run", "IMAGE [COMMAND] [ARG...]", "Run a command in a new container"), args, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md b/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md
index bae418d10b..f67527b380 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ ensure we know how your setup is configured.
 
 ## inspect
 
-    Usage: docker inspect CONTAINER|IMAGE [CONTAINER|IMAGE...]
+    Usage: docker inspect [OPTIONS] CONTAINER|IMAGE [CONTAINER|IMAGE...]
 
     Return low-level information on a container or image
 
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ signal specified with option `--signal`.
 
 ## load
 
-    Usage: docker load
+    Usage: docker load [OPTIONS]
 
     Load an image from a tar archive on STDIN
 
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ For example:
 
 ## logs
 
-    Usage: docker logs CONTAINER
+    Usage: docker logs [OPTIONS] CONTAINER
 
     Fetch the logs of a container
 
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ This shows all the containers that have exited with status of '0'
 
 ## pull
 
-    Usage: docker pull NAME[:TAG]
+    Usage: docker pull [OPTIONS] NAME[:TAG]
 
     Pull an image or a repository from the registry
 
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ delete them. Any running containers will not be deleted.
 
 ## rmi
 
-    Usage: docker rmi IMAGE [IMAGE...]
+    Usage: docker rmi [OPTIONS] IMAGE [IMAGE...]
 
     Remove one or more images
 
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ Providing a maximum restart limit is only valid for the ** on-failure ** policy.
 
 ## save
 
-    Usage: docker save IMAGE
+    Usage: docker save [OPTIONS] IMAGE
 
     Save an image to a tar archive (streamed to STDOUT by default)
 
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ It is used to create a backup that can then be used with
 
 Search [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com) for images
 
-    Usage: docker search TERM
+    Usage: docker search [OPTIONS] TERM
 
     Search the Docker Hub for images
 
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ more details on finding shared images from the command line.
 
 ## start
 
-    Usage: docker start CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
+    Usage: docker start [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
 
     Restart a stopped container
 
diff --git a/pkg/mflag/flag.go b/pkg/mflag/flag.go
index 6e3f039707..0eebfc18f1 100644
--- a/pkg/mflag/flag.go
+++ b/pkg/mflag/flag.go
@@ -472,6 +472,23 @@ var Usage = func() {
 	PrintDefaults()
 }
 
+// FlagCount returns the number of flags that have been defined.
+func (f *FlagSet) FlagCount() int { return len(f.formal) }
+
+// FlagCountUndeprecated returns the number of undeprecated flags that have been defined.
+func (f *FlagSet) FlagCountUndeprecated() int {
+	count := 0
+	for _, flag := range sortFlags(f.formal) {
+		for _, name := range flag.Names {
+			if name[0] != '#' {
+				count++
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return count
+}
+
 // NFlag returns the number of flags that have been set.
 func (f *FlagSet) NFlag() int { return len(f.actual) }
 
diff --git a/pkg/mflag/flag_test.go b/pkg/mflag/flag_test.go
index 2aa6fdab00..9321926c56 100644
--- a/pkg/mflag/flag_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mflag/flag_test.go
@@ -428,3 +428,32 @@ func TestHelp(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("help was called; should not have been for defined help flag")
 	}
 }
+
+// Test the flag count functions.
+func TestFlagCounts(t *testing.T) {
+	fs := NewFlagSet("help test", ContinueOnError)
+	var flag bool
+	fs.BoolVar(&flag, []string{"flag1"}, false, "regular flag")
+	fs.BoolVar(&flag, []string{"#deprecated1"}, false, "regular flag")
+	fs.BoolVar(&flag, []string{"f", "flag2"}, false, "regular flag")
+	fs.BoolVar(&flag, []string{"#d", "#deprecated2"}, false, "regular flag")
+	fs.BoolVar(&flag, []string{"flag3"}, false, "regular flag")
+	fs.BoolVar(&flag, []string{"g", "#flag4", "-flag4"}, false, "regular flag")
+
+	if fs.FlagCount() != 10 {
+		t.Fatal("FlagCount wrong. ", fs.FlagCount())
+	}
+	if fs.FlagCountUndeprecated() != 4 {
+		t.Fatal("FlagCountUndeprecated wrong. ", fs.FlagCountUndeprecated())
+	}
+	if fs.NFlag() != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("NFlag wrong. ", fs.NFlag())
+	}
+	err := fs.Parse([]string{"-fd", "-g", "-flag4"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected no error for defined -help; got ", err)
+	}
+	if fs.NFlag() != 4 {
+		t.Fatal("NFlag wrong. ", fs.NFlag())
+	}
+}