diff --git a/man/systemd-cgls.xml b/man/systemd-cgls.xml
index 4b5449e71cf..794ff868f97 100644
--- a/man/systemd-cgls.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-cgls.xml
@@ -106,17 +106,20 @@
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
+        <term><option>-x</option></term>
         <term><option>--xattr=</option></term>
 
         <listitem><para>Controls whether to include information about extended attributes of the listed
-        control groups in the output. Expects a boolean value. Defaults to no.</para></listitem>
+        control groups in the output. With the long option, expects a boolean value. Defaults to no.
+        </para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
+        <term><option>-c</option></term>
         <term><option>--cgroup-id=</option></term>
 
         <listitem><para>Controls whether to include the numeric ID of the listed control groups in the
-        output. Expects a boolean value. Defaults to no.</para></listitem>
+        output. With the long option, expects a boolean value. Defaults to no.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
diff --git a/src/cgls/cgls.c b/src/cgls/cgls.c
index a0c0d291169..32780c606a8 100644
--- a/src/cgls/cgls.c
+++ b/src/cgls/cgls.c
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ static int help(void) {
                "  -a --all            Show all groups, including empty\n"
                "  -u --unit           Show the subtrees of specified system units\n"
                "     --user-unit      Show the subtrees of specified user units\n"
-               "     --xattr=BOOL     Show cgroup extended attributes\n"
-               "     --cgroup-id=BOOL Show cgroup ID\n"
+               "  -x --xattr=BOOL     Show cgroup extended attributes\n"
+               "  -c --cgroup-id=BOOL Show cgroup ID\n"
                "  -l --full           Do not ellipsize output\n"
                "  -k                  Include kernel threads in output\n"
-               "  -M --machine=       Show container\n"
+               "  -M --machine=NAME   Show container NAME\n"
                "\nSee the %s for details.\n",
                program_invocation_short_name,
                link);
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 ARG_NO_PAGER = 0x100,
                 ARG_VERSION,
                 ARG_USER_UNIT,
-                ARG_XATTR,
-                ARG_CGROUP_ID,
         };
 
         static const struct option options[] = {
@@ -85,8 +83,8 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 { "machine",   required_argument, NULL, 'M'           },
                 { "unit",      optional_argument, NULL, 'u'           },
                 { "user-unit", optional_argument, NULL, ARG_USER_UNIT },
-                { "xattr",     required_argument, NULL, ARG_XATTR     },
-                { "cgroup-id", required_argument, NULL, ARG_CGROUP_ID },
+                { "xattr",     required_argument, NULL, 'x'           },
+                { "cgroup-id", required_argument, NULL, 'c'           },
                 {}
         };
 
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         assert(argc >= 1);
         assert(argv);
 
-        while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "-hkalM:u::", options, NULL)) >= 0)
+        while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "-hkalM:u::xc", options, NULL)) >= 0)
 
                 switch (c) {
 
@@ -143,18 +141,24 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         arg_machine = optarg;
                         break;
 
-                case ARG_XATTR:
-                        r = parse_boolean(optarg);
-                        if (r < 0)
-                                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse --xattr= value: %s", optarg);
+                case 'x':
+                        if (optarg) {
+                                r = parse_boolean(optarg);
+                                if (r < 0)
+                                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse --xattr= value: %s", optarg);
+                        } else
+                                r = true;
 
                         SET_FLAG(arg_output_flags, OUTPUT_CGROUP_XATTRS, r);
                         break;
 
-                case ARG_CGROUP_ID:
-                        r = parse_boolean(optarg);
-                        if (r < 0)
-                                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse --cgroup-id= value: %s", optarg);
+                case 'c':
+                        if (optarg) {
+                                r = parse_boolean(optarg);
+                                if (r < 0)
+                                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse --cgroup-id= value: %s", optarg);
+                        } else
+                                r = true;
 
                         SET_FLAG(arg_output_flags, OUTPUT_CGROUP_ID, r);
                         break;