diff --git a/Documentation/blame-options.txt b/Documentation/blame-options.txt
index 117f4cf806..9a663535f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/blame-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/blame-options.txt
@@ -136,5 +136,16 @@ take effect.
 	option.  An empty file name, `""`, will clear the list of revs from
 	previously processed files.
 
+--color-lines::
+	Color line annotations in the default format differently if they come from
+	the same commit as the preceding line. This makes it easier to distinguish
+	code blocks introduced by different commits. The color defaults to cyan and
+	can be adjusted using the `color.blame.repeatedLines` config option.
+
+--color-by-age::
+	Color line annotations depending on the age of the line in the default format.
+	The `color.blame.highlightRecent` config option controls what color is used for
+	each range of age.
+
 -h::
 	Show help message.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/color.txt b/Documentation/config/color.txt
index e05d520a86..dd2d2e0d84 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/color.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/color.txt
@@ -9,26 +9,29 @@ color.advice.hint::
 	Use customized color for hints.
 
 color.blame.highlightRecent::
-	This can be used to color the metadata of a blame line depending
-	on age of the line.
+	Specify the line annotation color for `git blame --color-by-age`
+	depending upon the age of the line.
 +
-This setting should be set to a comma-separated list of color and date settings,
-starting and ending with a color, the dates should be set from oldest to newest.
-The metadata will be colored given the colors if the line was introduced
-before the given timestamp, overwriting older timestamped colors.
+This setting should be set to a comma-separated list of color and
+date settings, starting and ending with a color, the dates should be
+set from oldest to newest. The metadata will be colored with the
+specified colors if the line was introduced before the given
+timestamp, overwriting older timestamped colors.
+
 +
-Instead of an absolute timestamp relative timestamps work as well, e.g.
-2.weeks.ago is valid to address anything older than 2 weeks.
+Instead of an absolute timestamp relative timestamps work as well,
+e.g. `2.weeks.ago` is valid to address anything older than 2 weeks.
+
 +
-It defaults to 'blue,12 month ago,white,1 month ago,red', which colors
-everything older than one year blue, recent changes between one month and
-one year old are kept white, and lines introduced within the last month are
-colored red.
+It defaults to `blue,12 month ago,white,1 month ago,red`, which
+colors everything older than one year blue, recent changes between
+one month and one year old are kept white, and lines introduced
+within the last month are colored red.
 
 color.blame.repeatedLines::
-	Use the customized color for the part of git-blame output that
-	is repeated meta information per line (such as commit id,
-	author name, date and timezone). Defaults to cyan.
+	Use the specified color to colorize line annotations for
+	`git blame --color-lines`, if they come from the same commit as the
+	preceding line. Defaults to cyan.
 
 color.branch::
 	A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
diff --git a/Documentation/git-blame.txt b/Documentation/git-blame.txt
index 3bf5d5d8b4..d7a46cc674 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-blame.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-blame.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git blame' [-c] [-b] [-l] [--root] [-t] [-f] [-n] [-s] [-e] [-p] [-w] [--incremental]
 	    [-L <range>] [-S <revs-file>] [-M] [-C] [-C] [-C] [--since=<date>]
 	    [--ignore-rev <rev>] [--ignore-revs-file <file>]
-	    [--progress] [--abbrev=<n>] [<rev> | --contents <file> | --reverse <rev>..<rev>]
-	    [--] <file>
+	    [--color-lines] [--color-by-age] [--progress] [--abbrev=<n>]
+	    [<rev> | --contents <file> | --reverse <rev>..<rev>] [--] <file>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -93,6 +93,19 @@ include::blame-options.txt[]
 	is used for a caret to mark the boundary commit.
 
 
+THE DEFAULT FORMAT
+------------------
+
+When neither `--porcelain` nor `--incremental` option is specified,
+`git blame` will output annotation for each line with:
+
+- abbreviated object name for the commit the line came from;
+- author ident (by default author name and date, unless `-s` or `-e`
+  is specified); and
+- line number
+
+before the line contents.
+
 THE PORCELAIN FORMAT
 --------------------