diff --git a/builtin-grep.c b/builtin-grep.c
index 529461fb8f..d57c4d9bed 100644
--- a/builtin-grep.c
+++ b/builtin-grep.c
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ int cmd_grep(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	opt.relative = 1;
 	opt.pathname = 1;
 	opt.pattern_tail = &opt.pattern_list;
+	opt.header_tail = &opt.header_list;
 	opt.regflags = REG_NEWLINE;
 	opt.max_depth = -1;
 
diff --git a/builtin-rev-list.c b/builtin-rev-list.c
index cd97ded4d2..c53ad9fa08 100644
--- a/builtin-rev-list.c
+++ b/builtin-rev-list.c
@@ -371,8 +371,9 @@ int cmd_rev_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	    revs.diff)
 		usage(rev_list_usage);
 
-	save_commit_buffer = revs.verbose_header ||
-		revs.grep_filter.pattern_list;
+	save_commit_buffer = (revs.verbose_header ||
+			      revs.grep_filter.pattern_list ||
+			      revs.grep_filter.header_list);
 	if (bisect_list)
 		revs.limited = 1;
 
diff --git a/grep.c b/grep.c
index bdadf2c0cc..eee99f31f1 100644
--- a/grep.c
+++ b/grep.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ void append_header_grep_pattern(struct grep_opt *opt, enum grep_header_field fie
 	p->no = 0;
 	p->token = GREP_PATTERN_HEAD;
 	p->field = field;
-	*opt->pattern_tail = p;
-	opt->pattern_tail = &p->next;
+	*opt->header_tail = p;
+	opt->header_tail = &p->next;
 	p->next = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -172,9 +172,26 @@ static struct grep_expr *compile_pattern_expr(struct grep_pat **list)
 void compile_grep_patterns(struct grep_opt *opt)
 {
 	struct grep_pat *p;
+	struct grep_expr *header_expr = NULL;
 
-	if (opt->all_match)
-		opt->extended = 1;
+	if (opt->header_list) {
+		p = opt->header_list;
+		header_expr = compile_pattern_expr(&p);
+		if (p)
+			die("incomplete pattern expression: %s", p->pattern);
+		for (p = opt->header_list; p; p = p->next) {
+			switch (p->token) {
+			case GREP_PATTERN: /* atom */
+			case GREP_PATTERN_HEAD:
+			case GREP_PATTERN_BODY:
+				compile_regexp(p, opt);
+				break;
+			default:
+				opt->extended = 1;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	for (p = opt->pattern_list; p; p = p->next) {
 		switch (p->token) {
@@ -189,7 +206,9 @@ void compile_grep_patterns(struct grep_opt *opt)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!opt->extended)
+	if (opt->all_match || header_expr)
+		opt->extended = 1;
+	else if (!opt->extended)
 		return;
 
 	/* Then bundle them up in an expression.
@@ -200,6 +219,21 @@ void compile_grep_patterns(struct grep_opt *opt)
 		opt->pattern_expression = compile_pattern_expr(&p);
 	if (p)
 		die("incomplete pattern expression: %s", p->pattern);
+
+	if (!header_expr)
+		return;
+
+	if (opt->pattern_expression) {
+		struct grep_expr *z;
+		z = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*z));
+		z->node = GREP_NODE_OR;
+		z->u.binary.left = opt->pattern_expression;
+		z->u.binary.right = header_expr;
+		opt->pattern_expression = z;
+	} else {
+		opt->pattern_expression = header_expr;
+	}
+	opt->all_match = 1;
 }
 
 static void free_pattern_expr(struct grep_expr *x)
diff --git a/grep.h b/grep.h
index 75370f60d7..e39e5146d8 100644
--- a/grep.h
+++ b/grep.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ struct grep_expr {
 struct grep_opt {
 	struct grep_pat *pattern_list;
 	struct grep_pat **pattern_tail;
+	struct grep_pat *header_list;
+	struct grep_pat **header_tail;
 	struct grep_expr *pattern_expression;
 	const char *prefix;
 	int prefix_length;
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 25fa14d93e..c84243d7bb 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ void init_revisions(struct rev_info *revs, const char *prefix)
 
 	revs->grep_filter.status_only = 1;
 	revs->grep_filter.pattern_tail = &(revs->grep_filter.pattern_list);
+	revs->grep_filter.header_tail = &(revs->grep_filter.header_list);
 	revs->grep_filter.regflags = REG_NEWLINE;
 
 	diff_setup(&revs->diffopt);
@@ -1751,7 +1752,7 @@ static int rewrite_parents(struct rev_info *revs, struct commit *commit)
 
 static int commit_match(struct commit *commit, struct rev_info *opt)
 {
-	if (!opt->grep_filter.pattern_list)
+	if (!opt->grep_filter.pattern_list && !opt->grep_filter.header_list)
 		return 1;
 	return grep_buffer(&opt->grep_filter,
 			   NULL, /* we say nothing, not even filename */
diff --git a/t/t7002-grep.sh b/t/t7002-grep.sh
index 76c5e091b7..6baa4461f7 100755
--- a/t/t7002-grep.sh
+++ b/t/t7002-grep.sh
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ test_expect_success 'log grep (4)' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'log grep (5)' '
-	git log --author=Thor -F --grep=Thu --pretty=tformat:%s >actual &&
+	git log --author=Thor -F --pretty=tformat:%s >actual &&
 	( echo third ; echo initial ) >expect &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
@@ -368,6 +368,14 @@ test_expect_success 'log grep (6)' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'log --grep --author implicitly uses all-match' '
+	# grep matches initial and second but not third
+	# author matches only initial and third
+	git log --author="A U Thor" --grep=s --grep=l --format=%s >actual &&
+	echo initial >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'grep with CE_VALID file' '
 	git update-index --assume-unchanged t/t &&
 	rm t/t &&