diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
index e8c396b5f92..7a6f3546803 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git remote set-url' [--push] <name> <newurl> [<oldurl>]
 'git remote set-url --add' [--push] <name> <newurl>
 'git remote set-url --delete' [--push] <name> <url>
-'git remote' [-v | --verbose] 'show' [-n] <name>
-'git remote prune' [-n | --dry-run] <name>
+'git remote' [-v | --verbose] 'show' [-n] <name>...
+'git remote prune' [-n | --dry-run] <name>...
 'git remote' [-v | --verbose] 'update' [-p | --prune] [(<group> | <remote>)...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 937484d7c77..5e54d367b82 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static int add(int argc, const char **argv)
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options, builtin_remote_add_usage,
 			     0);
 
-	if (argc < 2)
+	if (argc != 2)
 		usage_with_options(builtin_remote_add_usage, options);
 
 	if (mirror && master)
diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh
index ccc55ebf4bf..8b411eb6664 100755
--- a/t/t5505-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5505-remote.sh
@@ -1003,4 +1003,26 @@ test_expect_success 'remote set-url --delete baz' '
 	cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'extra args: setup' '
+	# add a dummy origin so that this does not trigger failure
+	git remote add origin .
+'
+
+test_extra_arg () {
+	test_expect_success "extra args: $*" "
+		test_must_fail git remote $* bogus_extra_arg 2>actual &&
+		grep '^usage:' actual
+	"
+}
+
+test_extra_arg add nick url
+test_extra_arg rename origin newname
+test_extra_arg remove origin
+test_extra_arg set-head origin master
+# set-branches takes any number of args
+test_extra_arg set-url origin newurl oldurl
+# show takes any number of args
+# prune takes any number of args
+# update takes any number of args
+
 test_done