diff --git a/man/cppcheck.1.xml b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
index 88536f431..a8e3f2fd4 100644
--- a/man/cppcheck.1.xml
+++ b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Example: -DDEBUG=1 -D__cplusplus</para>
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>--file-list=&lt;file&gt;</option></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Specify the files to check in a text file. One filename per line.</para>
+          <para>Specify the files to check in a text file. One filename per line. When file is -, the file list will be read from standard input.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
index b85e00e2a..af59fb011 100644
--- a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(exitcodeSuppressions);
         TEST_CASE(exitcodeSuppressionsNoFile);
         TEST_CASE(fileList); // TODO: Create and test real file listing file
+        TEST_CASE(fileListStdin);
         TEST_CASE(inlineSuppr);
         TEST_CASE(jobs);
         TEST_CASE(jobsMissingCount);
@@ -530,6 +531,16 @@ private:
         CmdLineParser parser(&settings);
         TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS(true, false, parser.ParseFromArgs(4, argv));
     }
+    
+    void fileListStdin()
+    {
+        // TODO: Give it some stdin to read from
+        REDIRECT;
+        const char *argv[] = {"cppcheck", "--file-list", "-", "file.cpp"};
+        Settings settings;
+        CmdLineParser parser(&settings);
+        TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS(true, false, parser.ParseFromArgs(4, argv));
+    }
 
     void inlineSuppr()
     {