diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index 88369ed8b644e7d01bad6bfcbdada64ba591f223..4d8d30f179967775381c878d6d96ce4f9b334769 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
-'git stash' [save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
-	     [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [<message>]]
-'git stash' push [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
+'git stash' save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
+	     [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [<message>]
+'git stash' [push [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
 	     [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-m|--message <message>]]
-	     [--] [<pathspec>...]
+	     [--] [<pathspec>...]]
 'git stash' clear
 'git stash' create [<message>]
 'git stash' store [-m|--message <message>] [-q|--quiet] <commit>
diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
index 35f7a0988668f3a57064334ff9d6215b32ec1ae2..2b74d733b1946b2738546bfcfc60e286f02e59be 100755
--- a/git-stash.sh
+++ b/git-stash.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ USAGE="list [<options>]
    or: $dashless drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
    or: $dashless ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
    or: $dashless branch <branchname> [<stash>]
-   or: $dashless [save [--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
-		       [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [<message>]]
-   or: $dashless push [--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
-		      [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-m <message>]
-		      [-- <pathspec>...]
+   or: $dashless save [--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
+		      [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [<message>]
+   or: $dashless [push [--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
+		       [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-m <message>]
+		       [-- <pathspec>...]]
    or: $dashless clear"
 
 SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ apply_to_branch () {
 }
 
 PARSE_CACHE='--not-parsed'
-# The default command is "save" if nothing but options are given
+# The default command is "push" if nothing but options are given
 seen_non_option=
 for opt
 do
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ do
 	esac
 done
 
-test -n "$seen_non_option" || set "save" "$@"
+test -n "$seen_non_option" || set "push" "$@"
 
 # Main command set
 case "$1" in
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ branch)
 *)
 	case $# in
 	0)
-		save_stash &&
+		push_stash &&
 		say "$(gettext "(To restore them type \"git stash apply\")")"
 		;;
 	*)
diff --git a/t/t3903-stash.sh b/t/t3903-stash.sh
index f934993263fe3c50de76e138ba612c0a7e4db246..e875fe8259218387a1fafd8030570ac0b33a2477 100755
--- a/t/t3903-stash.sh
+++ b/t/t3903-stash.sh
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash --invalid-option' '
 	git add file2 &&
 	test_must_fail git stash --invalid-option &&
 	test_must_fail git stash save --invalid-option &&
-	test bar5,bar6 = $(cat file),$(cat file2) &&
-	git stash -- -message-starting-with-dash &&
-	test bar,bar2 = $(cat file),$(cat file2)
+	test bar5,bar6 = $(cat file),$(cat file2)
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'stash an added file' '