diff --git a/cmdline.c b/cmdline.c
index f288ed62..d2a81592 100644
--- a/cmdline.c
+++ b/cmdline.c
@@ -403,7 +403,18 @@ int cmdline_process_param(const char *p, char *value,
 	SAVEABLE(0);
 	conf_set_int(conf, CONF_tryagent, FALSE);
     }
-
+    if (!strcmp(p, "-share")) {
+	RETURN(1);
+	UNAVAILABLE_IN(TOOLTYPE_NONNETWORK);
+	SAVEABLE(0);
+	conf_set_int(conf, CONF_ssh_connection_sharing, TRUE);
+    }
+    if (!strcmp(p, "-noshare")) {
+	RETURN(1);
+	UNAVAILABLE_IN(TOOLTYPE_NONNETWORK);
+	SAVEABLE(0);
+	conf_set_int(conf, CONF_ssh_connection_sharing, FALSE);
+    }
     if (!strcmp(p, "-A")) {
 	RETURN(1);
 	UNAVAILABLE_IN(TOOLTYPE_FILETRANSFER | TOOLTYPE_NONNETWORK);
diff --git a/doc/man-pl.but b/doc/man-pl.but
index 9f411871..58ca7a28 100644
--- a/doc/man-pl.but
+++ b/doc/man-pl.but
@@ -182,6 +182,15 @@ which of the agent's keys to use. }
 \dd Allow use of an authentication agent. (This option is only necessary
 to override a setting in a saved session.)
 
+\dt \cw{\-noshare}
+
+\dd Don't test and try to share an existing connection, always make
+a new connection.
+
+\dt \cw{\-share}
+
+\dd Test and try to share an existing connection.
+
 \dt \cw{\-hostkey} \e{key}
 
 \dd Specify an acceptable host public key. This option may be specified
diff --git a/doc/plink.but b/doc/plink.but
index 459ceadf..74da18a1 100644
--- a/doc/plink.but
+++ b/doc/plink.but
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ use Plink:
 \c   -i key    private key file for user authentication
 \c   -noagent  disable use of Pageant
 \c   -agent    enable use of Pageant
+\c   -noshare  disable use of connection sharing
+\c   -share    enable use of connection sharing
 \c   -hostkey aa:bb:cc:...
 \c             manually specify a host key (may be repeated)
 \c   -m file   read remote command(s) from file
@@ -237,6 +239,28 @@ line.
 
 (This option is only meaningful with the SSH-2 protocol.)
 
+\S2{plink-option-share} \I{-share-plink}\c{-share}:
+Test and try to share an existing connection.
+
+This option tris to detect if an existing connection can be shared
+(See \k{config-ssh-sharing} for more information about SSH connection
+sharing.) and reuses that connection.
+
+A Plink invocation of the form:
+
+\c plink -share <session>
+\e              iiiiiiiii
+
+will test whether there is currently a viable \q{upstream} for the
+session in question, which can be specified using any syntax you'd
+normally use with Plink to make an actual connection (a host/port
+number, a bare saved session name, \c{-load}, etc). If no \q{upstream}
+viable session is found and \c{-share} is specified, this connection
+will be become the \q{upstream} connection for subsequent connection
+sharing tries.
+
+(This option is only meaningful with the SSH-2 protocol.)
+
 \S2{plink-option-shareexists} \I{-shareexists-plink}\c{-shareexists}:
 test for connection-sharing upstream
 
diff --git a/unix/uxplink.c b/unix/uxplink.c
index e891d66a..2a1926ef 100644
--- a/unix/uxplink.c
+++ b/unix/uxplink.c
@@ -579,6 +579,8 @@ static void usage(void)
     printf("  -i key    private key file for user authentication\n");
     printf("  -noagent  disable use of Pageant\n");
     printf("  -agent    enable use of Pageant\n");
+    printf("  -noshare  disable use of connection sharing\n");
+    printf("  -share    enable use of connection sharing\n");
     printf("  -hostkey aa:bb:cc:...\n");
     printf("            manually specify a host key (may be repeated)\n");
     printf("  -m file   read remote command(s) from file\n");
diff --git a/windows/winplink.c b/windows/winplink.c
index ea417501..84e47d6e 100644
--- a/windows/winplink.c
+++ b/windows/winplink.c
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ static void usage(void)
     printf("  -i key    private key file for user authentication\n");
     printf("  -noagent  disable use of Pageant\n");
     printf("  -agent    enable use of Pageant\n");
+    printf("  -noshare  disable use of connection sharing\n");
+    printf("  -share    enable use of connection sharing\n");
     printf("  -hostkey aa:bb:cc:...\n");
     printf("            manually specify a host key (may be repeated)\n");
     printf("  -m file   read remote command(s) from file\n");