diff --git a/builtin/bundle.c b/builtin/bundle.c
index 1ea4bfdfc1..09b989cfc0 100644
--- a/builtin/bundle.c
+++ b/builtin/bundle.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "builtin.h"
+#include "parse-options.h"
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "bundle.h"
 
@@ -9,59 +10,158 @@
  * bundle supporting "fetch", "pull", and "ls-remote".
  */
 
-static const char builtin_bundle_usage[] =
-  "git bundle create <file> <git-rev-list args>\n"
-  "   or: git bundle verify <file>\n"
-  "   or: git bundle list-heads <file> [<refname>...]\n"
-  "   or: git bundle unbundle <file> [<refname>...]";
+static const char * const builtin_bundle_usage[] = {
+  N_("git bundle create <file> <git-rev-list args>"),
+  N_("git bundle verify <file>"),
+  N_("git bundle list-heads <file> [<refname>...]"),
+  N_("git bundle unbundle <file> [<refname>...]"),
+  NULL
+};
 
-int cmd_bundle(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
-{
+static const char * const builtin_bundle_create_usage[] = {
+  N_("git bundle create <file> <git-rev-list args>"),
+  NULL
+};
+
+static const char * const builtin_bundle_verify_usage[] = {
+  N_("git bundle verify <file>"),
+  NULL
+};
+
+static const char * const builtin_bundle_list_heads_usage[] = {
+  N_("git bundle list-heads <file> [<refname>...]"),
+  NULL
+};
+
+static const char * const builtin_bundle_unbundle_usage[] = {
+  N_("git bundle unbundle <file> [<refname>...]"),
+  NULL
+};
+
+static int verbose;
+
+static int parse_options_cmd_bundle(int argc,
+		const char **argv,
+		const char* prefix,
+		const char * const usagestr[],
+		const struct option options[],
+		const char **bundle_file) {
+	int newargc;
+	newargc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options, usagestr,
+			     PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
+	if (argc < 1)
+		usage_with_options(usagestr, options);
+	*bundle_file = prefix_filename(prefix, argv[0]);
+	return newargc;
+}
+
+static int cmd_bundle_create(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) {
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+	const char* bundle_file;
+
+	argc = parse_options_cmd_bundle(argc, argv, prefix,
+			builtin_bundle_create_usage, options, &bundle_file);
+	/* bundle internals use argv[1] as further parameters */
+
+	if (!startup_info->have_repository)
+		die(_("Need a repository to create a bundle."));
+	return !!create_bundle(the_repository, bundle_file, argc, argv);
+}
+
+static int cmd_bundle_verify(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) {
 	struct bundle_header header;
-	const char *cmd, *bundle_file;
 	int bundle_fd = -1;
 
-	if (argc < 3)
-		usage(builtin_bundle_usage);
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+	const char* bundle_file;
 
-	cmd = argv[1];
-	bundle_file = prefix_filename(prefix, argv[2]);
-	argc -= 2;
-	argv += 2;
+	argc = parse_options_cmd_bundle(argc, argv, prefix,
+			builtin_bundle_verify_usage, options, &bundle_file);
+	/* bundle internals use argv[1] as further parameters */
 
 	memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
-	if (strcmp(cmd, "create") && (bundle_fd =
-				read_bundle_header(bundle_file, &header)) < 0)
+	if ((bundle_fd = read_bundle_header(bundle_file, &header)) < 0)
 		return 1;
+	close(bundle_fd);
+	if (verify_bundle(the_repository, &header, 1))
+		return 1;
+	fprintf(stderr, _("%s is okay\n"), bundle_file);
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	if (!strcmp(cmd, "verify")) {
-		close(bundle_fd);
-		if (argc != 1) {
-			usage(builtin_bundle_usage);
-			return 1;
-		}
-		if (verify_bundle(the_repository, &header, 1))
-			return 1;
-		fprintf(stderr, _("%s is okay\n"), bundle_file);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	if (!strcmp(cmd, "list-heads")) {
-		close(bundle_fd);
-		return !!list_bundle_refs(&header, argc, argv);
+static int cmd_bundle_list_heads(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) {
+	struct bundle_header header;
+	int bundle_fd = -1;
+
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+	const char* bundle_file;
+
+	argc = parse_options_cmd_bundle(argc, argv, prefix,
+			builtin_bundle_list_heads_usage, options, &bundle_file);
+	/* bundle internals use argv[1] as further parameters */
+
+	memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
+	if ((bundle_fd = read_bundle_header(bundle_file, &header)) < 0)
+		return 1;
+	close(bundle_fd);
+	return !!list_bundle_refs(&header, argc, argv);
+}
+
+static int cmd_bundle_unbundle(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) {
+	struct bundle_header header;
+	int bundle_fd = -1;
+
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+	const char* bundle_file;
+
+	argc = parse_options_cmd_bundle(argc, argv, prefix,
+			builtin_bundle_unbundle_usage, options, &bundle_file);
+	/* bundle internals use argv[1] as further parameters */
+
+	memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
+	if ((bundle_fd = read_bundle_header(bundle_file, &header)) < 0)
+		return 1;
+	if (!startup_info->have_repository)
+		die(_("Need a repository to unbundle."));
+	return !!unbundle(the_repository, &header, bundle_fd, 0) ||
+		list_bundle_refs(&header, argc, argv);
+}
+
+int cmd_bundle(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose, N_("be verbose; must be placed before a subcommand")),
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+	int result;
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_bundle_usage,
+		PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
+
+	packet_trace_identity("bundle");
+
+	if (argc < 2)
+		usage_with_options(builtin_bundle_usage, options);
+
+	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "create"))
+		result = cmd_bundle_create(argc, argv, prefix);
+	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "verify"))
+		result = cmd_bundle_verify(argc, argv, prefix);
+	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "list-heads"))
+		result = cmd_bundle_list_heads(argc, argv, prefix);
+	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "unbundle"))
+		result = cmd_bundle_unbundle(argc, argv, prefix);
+	else {
+		error(_("Unknown subcommand: %s"), argv[0]);
+		usage_with_options(builtin_bundle_usage, options);
 	}
-	if (!strcmp(cmd, "create")) {
-		if (argc < 2) {
-			usage(builtin_bundle_usage);
-			return 1;
-		}
-		if (!startup_info->have_repository)
-			die(_("Need a repository to create a bundle."));
-		return !!create_bundle(the_repository, bundle_file, argc, argv);
-	} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "unbundle")) {
-		if (!startup_info->have_repository)
-			die(_("Need a repository to unbundle."));
-		return !!unbundle(the_repository, &header, bundle_fd, 0) ||
-			list_bundle_refs(&header, argc, argv);
-	} else
-		usage(builtin_bundle_usage);
+	return result ? 1 : 0;
 }
