diff --git a/builtin-log.c b/builtin-log.c
index 207dd1fa90..e14c0a2a01 100644
--- a/builtin-log.c
+++ b/builtin-log.c
@@ -869,19 +869,31 @@ static int inline_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 
 static int header_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 {
-	add_header(arg);
+	if (unset) {
+		string_list_clear(&extra_hdr, 0);
+		string_list_clear(&extra_to, 0);
+		string_list_clear(&extra_cc, 0);
+	} else {
+	    add_header(arg);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int to_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 {
-	string_list_append(arg, &extra_to);
+	if (unset)
+		string_list_clear(&extra_to, 0);
+	else
+		string_list_append(arg, &extra_to);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int cc_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 {
-	string_list_append(arg, &extra_cc);
+	if (unset)
+		string_list_clear(&extra_cc, 0);
+	else
+		string_list_append(arg, &extra_cc);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -940,12 +952,11 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		  PARSE_OPT_NONEG | PARSE_OPT_NOARG },
 		OPT_GROUP("Messaging"),
 		{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "add-header", NULL, "header",
-			    "add email header", PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
-			    header_callback },
+			    "add email header", 0, header_callback },
 		{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "to", NULL, "email", "add To: header",
-			    PARSE_OPT_NONEG, to_callback },
+			    0, to_callback },
 		{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "cc", NULL, "email", "add Cc: header",
-			    PARSE_OPT_NONEG, cc_callback },
+			    0, cc_callback },
 		OPT_STRING(0, "in-reply-to", &in_reply_to, "message-id",
 			    "make first mail a reply to <message-id>"),
 		{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "attach", &rev, "boundary",
diff --git a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
index 830ddb0cbe..c7b625642d 100755
--- a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
@@ -157,6 +157,44 @@ test_expect_success 'configuration To: header' '
 	grep "^To: R. E. Cipient <rcipient@example.com>\$" patch9
 '
 
+test_expect_success '--no-to overrides config.to' '
+
+	git config --replace-all format.to \
+		"R. E. Cipient <rcipient@example.com>" &&
+	git format-patch --no-to --stdout master..side |
+	sed -e "/^\$/q" >patch10 &&
+	! grep "^To: R. E. Cipient <rcipient@example.com>\$" patch10
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--no-to and --to replaces config.to' '
+
+	git config --replace-all format.to \
+		"Someone <someone@out.there>" &&
+	git format-patch --no-to --to="Someone Else <else@out.there>" \
+		--stdout master..side |
+	sed -e "/^\$/q" >patch11 &&
+	! grep "^To: Someone <someone@out.there>\$" patch11 &&
+	grep "^To: Someone Else <else@out.there>\$" patch11
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--no-cc overrides config.cc' '
+
+	git config --replace-all format.cc \
+		"C. E. Cipient <rcipient@example.com>" &&
+	git format-patch --no-cc --stdout master..side |
+	sed -e "/^\$/q" >patch12 &&
+	! grep "^Cc: C. E. Cipient <rcipient@example.com>\$" patch12
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--no-add-headers overrides config.headers' '
+
+	git config --replace-all format.headers \
+		"Header1: B. E. Cipient <rcipient@example.com>" &&
+	git format-patch --no-add-headers --stdout master..side |
+	sed -e "/^\$/q" >patch13 &&
+	! grep "^Header1: B. E. Cipient <rcipient@example.com>\$" patch13
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'multiple files' '
 
 	rm -rf patches/ &&