diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-objdump/section-filter.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-objdump/section-filter.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-objdump/section-filter.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-objdump/section-filter.test
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
-// This test checks that --section works correctly
+// This test checks that --section works correctly.
 // RUN: llvm-objdump -h %p/Inputs/section-filter.obj -j=.text \
 // RUN: --section=.bss | FileCheck %s
 
 # CHECK: .text
 # CHECK-NOT: .data
-# CHECK: .bss
\ No newline at end of file
+# CHECK: .bss
+
+// Test that the -j alias can be used flexibly. Create a baseline and ensure
+// all other combinations are identical.
+// RUN: llvm-objdump %p/Inputs/section-filter.obj -h -s --section .symtab > %t.full
+// RUN: llvm-objdump %p/Inputs/section-filter.obj -h -s -j .symtab > %t.1
+// RUN: llvm-objdump %p/Inputs/section-filter.obj -h -s -j=.symtab > %t.2
+// RUN: llvm-objdump %p/Inputs/section-filter.obj -h -s -j.symtab > %t.3
+// RUN: llvm-objdump %p/Inputs/section-filter.obj -hsj .symtab > %t.4
+// RUN: llvm-objdump %p/Inputs/section-filter.obj -hsj=.symtab > %t.5
+// RUN: llvm-objdump %p/Inputs/section-filter.obj -hsj.symtab > %t.6
+
+// RUN: cmp %t.full %t.1
+// RUN: cmp %t.full %t.2
+// RUN: cmp %t.full %t.3
+// RUN: cmp %t.full %t.4
+// RUN: cmp %t.full %t.5
+// RUN: cmp %t.full %t.6
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-objdump/llvm-objdump.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-objdump/llvm-objdump.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-objdump/llvm-objdump.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-objdump/llvm-objdump.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 llvm::FilterSections("section", cl::desc("Operate on the specified sections only. "
                                          "With -macho dump segment,section"));
 cl::alias static FilterSectionsj("j", cl::desc("Alias for --section"),
-                                 cl::NotHidden,
+                                 cl::NotHidden, cl::Grouping, cl::Prefix,
                                  cl::aliasopt(llvm::FilterSections));
 
 cl::list<std::string>