diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index b93f0b9686..a864180fef 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ func parseRun(cmd *flag.FlagSet, args []string, sysInfo *sysinfo.SysInfo) (*Conf
 		flEntrypoint      = cmd.String([]string{"#entrypoint", "-entrypoint"}, "", "Overwrite the default entrypoint of the image")
 		flHostname        = cmd.String([]string{"h", "-hostname"}, "", "Container host name")
 		flMemoryString    = cmd.String([]string{"m", "-memory"}, "", "Memory limit (format: <number><optional unit>, where unit = b, k, m or g)")
-		flUser            = cmd.String([]string{"u", "-username"}, "", "Username or UID")
+		flUser            = cmd.String([]string{"u", "-user"}, "", "Username or UID")
 		flWorkingDir      = cmd.String([]string{"w", "-workdir"}, "", "Working directory inside the container")
 		flCpuShares       = cmd.Int64([]string{"c", "-cpu-shares"}, 0, "CPU shares (relative weight)")
 
diff --git a/contrib/completion/bash/docker b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
index f38962cf7e..fb1786c335 100755
--- a/contrib/completion/bash/docker
+++ b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ _docker_run()
 			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -e -- "$cur" ) )
 			return
 			;;
-		--entrypoint|-h|--hostname|-m|--memory|-u|--username|-w|--workdir|-c|--cpu-shares|-n|--name|-a|--attach|--link|-p|--publish|--expose|--dns|--lxc-conf)
+		--entrypoint|-h|--hostname|-m|--memory|-u|--user|-w|--workdir|-c|--cpu-shares|-n|--name|-a|--attach|--link|-p|--publish|--expose|--dns|--lxc-conf)
 			return
 			;;
 		*)
@@ -506,10 +506,10 @@ _docker_run()
 
 	case "$cur" in
 		-*)
-			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "--rm -d --detach -n --networking --privileged -P --publish-all -i --interactive -t --tty --cidfile --entrypoint -h --hostname -m --memory -u --username -w --workdir -c --cpu-shares --sig-proxy --name -a --attach -v --volume --link -e --env -p --publish --expose --dns --volumes-from --lxc-conf" -- "$cur" ) )
+			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "--rm -d --detach -n --networking --privileged -P --publish-all -i --interactive -t --tty --cidfile --entrypoint -h --hostname -m --memory -u --user -w --workdir -c --cpu-shares --sig-proxy --name -a --attach -v --volume --link -e --env -p --publish --expose --dns --volumes-from --lxc-conf" -- "$cur" ) )
 			;;
 		*)
-			local counter=$(__docker_pos_first_nonflag '--cidfile|--volumes-from|-v|--volume|-e|--env|--entrypoint|-h|--hostname|-m|--memory|-u|--username|-w|--workdir|-c|--cpu-shares|-n|--name|-a|--attach|--link|-p|--publish|--expose|--dns|--lxc-conf')
+			local counter=$(__docker_pos_first_nonflag '--cidfile|--volumes-from|-v|--volume|-e|--env|--entrypoint|-h|--hostname|-m|--memory|-u|--user|-w|--workdir|-c|--cpu-shares|-n|--name|-a|--attach|--link|-p|--publish|--expose|--dns|--lxc-conf')
 
 			if [ $cword -eq $counter ]; then
 				__docker_image_repos_and_tags_and_ids
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.rst b/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.rst
index a6ae75076b..b8cf35cbe1 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.rst
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.rst
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ image is removed.
       -p, --publish=[]: Map a network port to the container
       --rm=false: Automatically remove the container when it exits (incompatible with -d)
       -t, --tty=false: Allocate a pseudo-tty
-      -u, --username="": Username or UID
+      -u, --user="": Username or UID
       --dns=[]: Set custom dns servers for the container
       -v, --volume=[]: Create a bind mount with: [host-dir]:[container-dir]:[rw|ro]. If "container-dir" is missing, then docker creates a new volume.
       --volumes-from="": Mount all volumes from the given container(s)