diff --git a/builtin-shortlog.c b/builtin-shortlog.c
index 01362022c0..f8bcbfce40 100644
--- a/builtin-shortlog.c
+++ b/builtin-shortlog.c
@@ -154,6 +154,15 @@ void shortlog_add_commit(struct shortlog *log, struct commit *commit)
 	if (!author)
 		die("Missing author: %s",
 		    sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
+	if (log->user_format) {
+		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+		pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_USERFORMAT, commit, &buf,
+			DEFAULT_ABBREV, "", "", DATE_NORMAL, 0);
+		insert_one_record(log, author, buf.buf);
+		strbuf_release(&buf);
+		return;
+	}
 	if (*buffer)
 		buffer++;
 	insert_one_record(log, author, !*buffer ? "<none>" : buffer);
@@ -271,6 +280,8 @@ parse_done:
 		usage_with_options(shortlog_usage, options);
 	}
 
+	log.user_format = rev.commit_format == CMIT_FMT_USERFORMAT;
+
 	/* assume HEAD if from a tty */
 	if (!nongit && !rev.pending.nr && isatty(0))
 		add_head_to_pending(&rev);
diff --git a/shortlog.h b/shortlog.h
index 31ff491b74..6608ee80b0 100644
--- a/shortlog.h
+++ b/shortlog.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct shortlog {
 	int wrap;
 	int in1;
 	int in2;
+	int user_format;
 
 	char *common_repo_prefix;
 	int email;