diff --git a/Documentation/git-am.txt b/Documentation/git-am.txt
index 11ca61b..ab5754e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-am.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-am.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	 [--exclude=<path>] [--include=<path>] [--reject] [-q | --quiet]
 	 [--[no-]scissors] [-S[<keyid>]] [--patch-format=<format>]
 	 [(<mbox> | <Maildir>)...]
-'git am' (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit | --show-current-patch)
+'git am' (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit | --show-current-patch[=(diff|raw)])
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -176,9 +176,11 @@
 	Abort the patching operation but keep HEAD and the index
 	untouched.
 
---show-current-patch::
-	Show the entire e-mail message "git am" has stopped at, because
-	of conflicts.
+--show-current-patch[=(diff|raw)]::
+	Show the message at which `git am` has stopped due to
+	conflicts.  If `raw` is specified, show the raw contents of
+	the e-mail message; if `diff`, show the diff portion only.
+	Defaults to `raw`.
 
 DISCUSSION
 ----------
diff --git a/builtin/am.c b/builtin/am.c
index 8181c2a..e3dfd93 100644
--- a/builtin/am.c
+++ b/builtin/am.c
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@
 	SIGNOFF_EXPLICIT /* --signoff was set on the command-line */
 };
 
+enum show_patch_type {
+	SHOW_PATCH_RAW = 0,
+	SHOW_PATCH_DIFF = 1,
+};
+
 struct am_state {
 	/* state directory path */
 	char *dir;
@@ -1763,7 +1768,7 @@
 				linelen(state->msg), state->msg);
 
 			if (advice_amworkdir)
-				advise(_("Use 'git am --show-current-patch' to see the failed patch"));
+				advise(_("Use 'git am --show-current-patch=diff' to see the failed patch"));
 
 			die_user_resolve(state);
 		}
@@ -2061,7 +2066,7 @@
 	am_destroy(state);
 }
 
-static int show_patch(struct am_state *state)
+static int show_patch(struct am_state *state, enum show_patch_type sub_mode)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *patch_path;
@@ -2078,7 +2083,17 @@
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	patch_path = am_path(state, msgnum(state));
+	switch (sub_mode) {
+	case SHOW_PATCH_RAW:
+		patch_path = am_path(state, msgnum(state));
+		break;
+	case SHOW_PATCH_DIFF:
+		patch_path = am_path(state, "patch");
+		break;
+	default:
+		BUG("invalid mode for --show-current-patch");
+	}
+
 	len = strbuf_read_file(&sb, patch_path, 0);
 	if (len < 0)
 		die_errno(_("failed to read '%s'"), patch_path);
@@ -2118,7 +2133,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-enum resume_mode {
+enum resume_type {
 	RESUME_FALSE = 0,
 	RESUME_APPLY,
 	RESUME_RESOLVED,
@@ -2128,6 +2143,45 @@
 	RESUME_SHOW_PATCH
 };
 
+struct resume_mode {
+	enum resume_type mode;
+	enum show_patch_type sub_mode;
+};
+
+static int parse_opt_show_current_patch(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
+{
+	int *opt_value = opt->value;
+	struct resume_mode *resume = container_of(opt_value, struct resume_mode, mode);
+
+	/*
+	 * Please update $__git_showcurrentpatch in git-completion.bash
+	 * when you add new options
+	 */
+	const char *valid_modes[] = {
+		[SHOW_PATCH_DIFF] = "diff",
+		[SHOW_PATCH_RAW] = "raw"
+	};
+	int new_value = SHOW_PATCH_RAW;
+
+	if (arg) {
+		for (new_value = 0; new_value < ARRAY_SIZE(valid_modes); new_value++) {
+			if (!strcmp(arg, valid_modes[new_value]))
+				break;
+		}
+		if (new_value >= ARRAY_SIZE(valid_modes))
+			return error(_("Invalid value for --show-current-patch: %s"), arg);
+	}
+
+	if (resume->mode == RESUME_SHOW_PATCH && new_value != resume->sub_mode)
+		return error(_("--show-current-patch=%s is incompatible with "
+			       "--show-current-patch=%s"),
+			     arg, valid_modes[resume->sub_mode]);
+
+	resume->mode = RESUME_SHOW_PATCH;
+	resume->sub_mode = new_value;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int git_am_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 {
 	int status;
@@ -2145,7 +2199,7 @@
 	int binary = -1;
 	int keep_cr = -1;
 	int patch_format = PATCH_FORMAT_UNKNOWN;
-	enum resume_mode resume = RESUME_FALSE;
+	struct resume_mode resume = { .mode = RESUME_FALSE };
 	int in_progress;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -2214,24 +2268,26 @@
 			PARSE_OPT_NOARG),
 		OPT_STRING(0, "resolvemsg", &state.resolvemsg, NULL,
 			N_("override error message when patch failure occurs")),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "continue", &resume,
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "continue", &resume.mode,
 			N_("continue applying patches after resolving a conflict"),
 			RESUME_RESOLVED),
-		OPT_CMDMODE('r', "resolved", &resume,
+		OPT_CMDMODE('r', "resolved", &resume.mode,
 			N_("synonyms for --continue"),
 			RESUME_RESOLVED),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "skip", &resume,
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "skip", &resume.mode,
 			N_("skip the current patch"),
 			RESUME_SKIP),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "abort", &resume,
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "abort", &resume.mode,
 			N_("restore the original branch and abort the patching operation."),
 			RESUME_ABORT),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "quit", &resume,
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "quit", &resume.mode,
 			N_("abort the patching operation but keep HEAD where it is."),
 			RESUME_QUIT),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "show-current-patch", &resume,
-			N_("show the patch being applied."),
-			RESUME_SHOW_PATCH),
+		{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "show-current-patch", &resume.mode,
+		  "(diff|raw)",
+		  N_("show the patch being applied"),
+		  PARSE_OPT_CMDMODE | PARSE_OPT_OPTARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG | PARSE_OPT_LITERAL_ARGHELP,
+		  parse_opt_show_current_patch, RESUME_SHOW_PATCH },
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "committer-date-is-author-date",
 			&state.committer_date_is_author_date,
 			N_("lie about committer date")),
@@ -2281,12 +2337,12 @@
 		 *    intend to feed us a patch but wanted to continue
 		 *    unattended.
 		 */
-		if (argc || (resume == RESUME_FALSE && !isatty(0)))
+		if (argc || (resume.mode == RESUME_FALSE && !isatty(0)))
 			die(_("previous rebase directory %s still exists but mbox given."),
 				state.dir);
 
-		if (resume == RESUME_FALSE)
-			resume = RESUME_APPLY;
+		if (resume.mode == RESUME_FALSE)
+			resume.mode = RESUME_APPLY;
 
 		if (state.signoff == SIGNOFF_EXPLICIT)
 			am_append_signoff(&state);
@@ -2300,7 +2356,7 @@
 		 * stray directories.
 		 */
 		if (file_exists(state.dir) && !state.rebasing) {
-			if (resume == RESUME_ABORT || resume == RESUME_QUIT) {
+			if (resume.mode == RESUME_ABORT || resume.mode == RESUME_QUIT) {
 				am_destroy(&state);
 				am_state_release(&state);
 				return 0;
@@ -2311,7 +2367,7 @@
 				state.dir);
 		}
 
-		if (resume)
+		if (resume.mode)
 			die(_("Resolve operation not in progress, we are not resuming."));
 
 		for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
@@ -2329,7 +2385,7 @@
 		argv_array_clear(&paths);
 	}
 
-	switch (resume) {
+	switch (resume.mode) {
 	case RESUME_FALSE:
 		am_run(&state, 0);
 		break;
@@ -2350,7 +2406,7 @@
 		am_destroy(&state);
 		break;
 	case RESUME_SHOW_PATCH:
-		ret = show_patch(&state);
+		ret = show_patch(&state, resume.sub_mode);
 		break;
 	default:
 		BUG("invalid resume value");
diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 1aac5a5..52e2168 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@
 
 __git_whitespacelist="nowarn warn error error-all fix"
 __git_patchformat="mbox stgit stgit-series hg mboxrd"
+__git_showcurrentpatch="diff raw"
 __git_am_inprogress_options="--skip --continue --resolved --abort --quit --show-current-patch"
 
 _git_am ()
@@ -1215,6 +1216,10 @@
 		__gitcomp "$__git_patchformat" "" "${cur##--patch-format=}"
 		return
 		;;
+	--show-current-patch=*)
+		__gitcomp "$__git_showcurrentpatch" "" "${cur##--show-current-patch=}"
+		return
+		;;
 	--*)
 		__gitcomp_builtin am "" \
 			"$__git_am_inprogress_options"
diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
index a0cef40..63d6bab 100644
--- a/parse-options.c
+++ b/parse-options.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 	 */
 	for (that = all_opts; that->type != OPTION_END; that++) {
 		if (that == opt ||
-		    that->type != OPTION_CMDMODE ||
+		    !(that->flags & PARSE_OPT_CMDMODE) ||
 		    that->value != opt->value ||
 		    that->defval != *(int *)opt->value)
 			continue;
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@
 	if (!(flags & OPT_SHORT) && p->opt && (opt->flags & PARSE_OPT_NOARG))
 		return error(_("%s takes no value"), optname(opt, flags));
 
+	/*
+	 * Giving the same mode option twice, although unnecessary,
+	 * is not a grave error, so let it pass.
+	 */
+	if ((opt->flags & PARSE_OPT_CMDMODE) &&
+	    *(int *)opt->value && *(int *)opt->value != opt->defval)
+		return opt_command_mode_error(opt, all_opts, flags);
+
 	switch (opt->type) {
 	case OPTION_LOWLEVEL_CALLBACK:
 		return opt->ll_callback(p, opt, NULL, unset);
@@ -130,16 +138,6 @@
 		*(int *)opt->value = unset ? 0 : opt->defval;
 		return 0;
 
-	case OPTION_CMDMODE:
-		/*
-		 * Giving the same mode option twice, although is unnecessary,
-		 * is not a grave error, so let it pass.
-		 */
-		if (*(int *)opt->value && *(int *)opt->value != opt->defval)
-			return opt_command_mode_error(opt, all_opts, flags);
-		*(int *)opt->value = opt->defval;
-		return 0;
-
 	case OPTION_STRING:
 		if (unset)
 			*(const char **)opt->value = NULL;
diff --git a/parse-options.h b/parse-options.h
index 1d60205..fece5ba 100644
--- a/parse-options.h
+++ b/parse-options.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 	OPTION_BITOP,
 	OPTION_COUNTUP,
 	OPTION_SET_INT,
-	OPTION_CMDMODE,
 	/* options with arguments (usually) */
 	OPTION_STRING,
 	OPTION_INTEGER,
@@ -47,7 +46,8 @@
 	PARSE_OPT_LITERAL_ARGHELP = 64,
 	PARSE_OPT_SHELL_EVAL = 256,
 	PARSE_OPT_NOCOMPLETE = 512,
-	PARSE_OPT_COMP_ARG = 1024
+	PARSE_OPT_COMP_ARG = 1024,
+	PARSE_OPT_CMDMODE = 2048
 };
 
 enum parse_opt_result {
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@
 #define OPT_BOOL(s, l, v, h)        OPT_BOOL_F(s, l, v, h, 0)
 #define OPT_HIDDEN_BOOL(s, l, v, h) { OPTION_SET_INT, (s), (l), (v), NULL, \
 				      (h), PARSE_OPT_NOARG | PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN, NULL, 1}
-#define OPT_CMDMODE(s, l, v, h, i)  { OPTION_CMDMODE, (s), (l), (v), NULL, \
-				      (h), PARSE_OPT_NOARG|PARSE_OPT_NONEG, NULL, (i) }
+#define OPT_CMDMODE(s, l, v, h, i)  { OPTION_SET_INT, (s), (l), (v), NULL, \
+				      (h), PARSE_OPT_CMDMODE|PARSE_OPT_NOARG|PARSE_OPT_NONEG, NULL, (i) }
 #define OPT_INTEGER(s, l, v, h)     OPT_INTEGER_F(s, l, v, h, 0)
 #define OPT_MAGNITUDE(s, l, v, h)   { OPTION_MAGNITUDE, (s), (l), (v), \
 				      N_("n"), (h), PARSE_OPT_NONEG }
diff --git a/t/helper/test-parse-options.c b/t/helper/test-parse-options.c
index af82db0..2051ce5 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-parse-options.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-parse-options.c
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
 		OPT_INTEGER('j', NULL, &integer, "get a integer, too"),
 		OPT_MAGNITUDE('m', "magnitude", &magnitude, "get a magnitude"),
 		OPT_SET_INT(0, "set23", &integer, "set integer to 23", 23),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "mode1", &integer, "set integer to 1 (cmdmode option)", 1),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "mode2", &integer, "set integer to 2 (cmdmode option)", 2),
 		OPT_CALLBACK('L', "length", &integer, "str",
 			"get length of <str>", length_callback),
 		OPT_FILENAME('F', "file", &file, "set file to <file>"),
diff --git a/t/t0040-parse-options.sh b/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
index 9d7c7fd..3483b72 100755
--- a/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
+++ b/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
     -j <n>                get a integer, too
     -m, --magnitude <n>   get a magnitude
     --set23               set integer to 23
+    --mode1               set integer to 1 (cmdmode option)
+    --mode2               set integer to 2 (cmdmode option)
     -L, --length <str>    get length of <str>
     -F, --file <file>     set file to <file>
 
@@ -324,6 +326,22 @@
 	test-tool parse-options --expect="boolean: 6" -bb --no-neg-or4
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'OPT_CMDMODE() works' '
+	test-tool parse-options --expect="integer: 1" --mode1
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'OPT_CMDMODE() detects incompatibility' '
+	test_must_fail test-tool parse-options --mode1 --mode2 >output 2>output.err &&
+	test_must_be_empty output &&
+	test_i18ngrep "incompatible with --mode" output.err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'OPT_CMDMODE() detects incompatibility with something else' '
+	test_must_fail test-tool parse-options --set23 --mode2 >output 2>output.err &&
+	test_must_be_empty output &&
+	test_i18ngrep "incompatible with something else" output.err
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'OPT_COUNTUP() with PARSE_OPT_NODASH works' '
 	test-tool parse-options --expect="boolean: 6" + + + + + +
 '
diff --git a/t/t4150-am.sh b/t/t4150-am.sh
index 4f1e24e..cb45271 100755
--- a/t/t4150-am.sh
+++ b/t/t4150-am.sh
@@ -666,6 +666,26 @@
 	test_cmp .git/rebase-apply/0001 actual.patch
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'am --show-current-patch=raw' '
+	git am --show-current-patch=raw >actual.patch &&
+	test_cmp .git/rebase-apply/0001 actual.patch
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'am --show-current-patch=diff' '
+	git am --show-current-patch=diff >actual.patch &&
+	test_cmp .git/rebase-apply/patch actual.patch
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'am accepts repeated --show-current-patch' '
+	git am --show-current-patch --show-current-patch=raw >actual.patch &&
+	test_cmp .git/rebase-apply/0001 actual.patch
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'am detects incompatible --show-current-patch' '
+	test_must_fail git am --show-current-patch=raw --show-current-patch=diff &&
+	test_must_fail git am --show-current-patch --show-current-patch=diff
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'am --skip works' '
 	echo goodbye >expected &&
 	git am --skip &&