diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 7e87df92..6a867968 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
   or ~/.config/tarsnap/tarsnap.conf if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set.  The
   previous config file ~/.tarsnaprc is still supported, and will not be
   deprecated.
-- tarsnap now permits --null with --list-archives, separating each archive
-  name with a null character (like `find -print0`).  If one or more -v
-  arguments are specified, multiple null characters are used to separate
-  fields; see the man page for details.
+- tarsnap now accepts --null-output, which causes --list-archives to separate
+  each archive name with a null character (like `find -print0`).  If one or
+  more -v arguments are specified, multiple null characters are used to
+  separate fields; see the man page for details.
 - tarsnap now accepts --hashes, which causes --list-archives to print hashes
   of archive names.  If one or more -v arguments are specified, it will print
   other metadata (as per --list-archives).  This option is intended for the
diff --git a/misc/bash_completion.d/tarsnap b/misc/bash_completion.d/tarsnap
index 50ce3a5d..4887d919 100644
--- a/misc/bash_completion.d/tarsnap
+++ b/misc/bash_completion.d/tarsnap
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ _tarsnap ()
 		  --no-progress-bytes --no-quiet --no-retry-forever \
 		  --no-snaptime --no-store-atime --no-totals --nodump \
 		  --noisy-warnings --normalmem --nuke --null \
-		  --numeric-owner --one-file-system --passphrase \
-		  --print-stats --progress-bytes --quiet --recover \
-		  --resume-extract --retry-forever --snaptime \
+		  --null-output --numeric-owner --one-file-system \
+		  --passphrase --print-stats --progress-bytes --quiet \
+		  --recover --resume-extract --retry-forever --snaptime \
 		  --store-atime --strip-components --totals \
 		  --verify-config --version --verylowmem"
 
diff --git a/misc/describe-options.txt b/misc/describe-options.txt
index 89d92cd0..24ed0793 100644
--- a/misc/describe-options.txt
+++ b/misc/describe-options.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 --normalmem		ignore any lowmem or verylowmem option
 --nuke			delete all of the archives stored		MODE
 --null			filenames or patterns are separated by null characters
+--null-output		filenames in output are separated by null characters
 --numeric-owner		ignore symbolic user and group names when restoring
 --one-file-system	do not cross mount points
 --passphrase		read passphrase from ARG instead of /dev/tty
diff --git a/misc/zsh_completion/_tarsnap b/misc/zsh_completion/_tarsnap
index 720e0cfe..ea08527d 100644
--- a/misc/zsh_completion/_tarsnap
+++ b/misc/zsh_completion/_tarsnap
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ _shtab_tarsnap__list_archives_options=(
   "(- : *)"{-h,--help}"[show this help message and exit]"
   "-f[specify hash of archive name to operate on (requires --hashes)]:tapehash"
   "--hashes[make --list-archives print hashes]"
+  "--null-output[filenames in output are separated by null characters]"
   "-v[produce verbose output]"
   "--archive-names[read a list of archive names from a file]:filename:{_files}"
   "--configfile[add file to the list of configuration files to be read]:filename:{_files}"
diff --git a/tar/bsdtar.c b/tar/bsdtar.c
index 50070f34..240774de 100644
--- a/tar/bsdtar.c
+++ b/tar/bsdtar.c
@@ -704,6 +704,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case OPTION_NULL: /* GNU tar */
 			bsdtar->option_null++;
 			break;
+		case OPTION_NULL_OUTPUT: /* tarsnap */
+			bsdtar->option_null_output++;
+			break;
 		case OPTION_NUMERIC_OWNER: /* GNU tar */
 			bsdtar->option_numeric_owner++;
 			break;
@@ -1026,10 +1029,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		only_mode(bsdtar, "--newer-mtime", "cxt");
 	if (bsdtar->option_absolute_paths)
 		only_mode(bsdtar, "-P", "cxt");
-	if (bsdtar->option_null) {
-		/* Allow in --list-archives or cxt modes. */
+	if (bsdtar->option_null)
+		only_mode(bsdtar, "--null", "cxt");
+	if (bsdtar->option_null_output) {
 		if (bsdtar->mode != OPTION_LIST_ARCHIVES)
-			only_mode(bsdtar, "--null", "cxt");
+			only_mode(bsdtar, "--null-output", "");
 	}
 
 	/* We should only have remaining args in -c, -t, and -x modes. */
diff --git a/tar/bsdtar.h b/tar/bsdtar.h
index 54c7bb67..9b27f5f7 100644
--- a/tar/bsdtar.h
+++ b/tar/bsdtar.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct bsdtar {
 	char		  option_no_owner; /* -o */
 	char		  option_no_subdirs; /* -n */
 	char		  option_null; /* --null */
+	char		  option_null_output; /* --null-output */
 	char		  option_numeric_owner; /* --numeric-owner */
 	char		  option_print_stats; /* --print-stats */
 	uint64_t	  option_progress_bytes; /* --progress-bytes */
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ enum {
 	OPTION_NORMALMEM,
 	OPTION_NUKE,
 	OPTION_NULL,
+	OPTION_NULL_OUTPUT,
 	OPTION_NUMERIC_OWNER,
 	OPTION_ONE_FILE_SYSTEM,
 	OPTION_PASSPHRASE,
diff --git a/tar/cmdline.c b/tar/cmdline.c
index 47dc5f75..88ba3a22 100644
--- a/tar/cmdline.c
+++ b/tar/cmdline.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ static struct option {
 	{ "no-totals",		  0, OPTION_NO_TOTALS },
 	{ "nuke",		  0, OPTION_NUKE },
 	{ "null",		  0, OPTION_NULL },
+	{ "null-output",	  0, OPTION_NULL_OUTPUT },
 	{ "numeric-owner",	  0, OPTION_NUMERIC_OWNER },
 	{ "one-file-system",	  0, OPTION_ONE_FILE_SYSTEM },
 	{ "passphrase",		  1, OPTION_PASSPHRASE },
diff --git a/tar/glue/tape.c b/tar/glue/tape.c
index 6e177835..01673ba5 100644
--- a/tar/glue/tape.c
+++ b/tar/glue/tape.c
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ tarsnap_mode_list_archives(struct bsdtar *bsdtar, int print_hashes)
 
 	/* Ask for the list of archives to be printed. */
 	if (bsdtar->ntapes == 0) {
-		if (statstape_printlist(d, bsdtar->verbose, bsdtar->option_null,
-		    print_hashes))
+		if (statstape_printlist(d, bsdtar->verbose,
+		    bsdtar->option_null_output, print_hashes))
 			goto err2;
 	} else {
 		/* User wants metadata about specific archive(s). */
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ tarsnap_mode_list_archives(struct bsdtar *bsdtar, int print_hashes)
 
 			/* Print desired metadata about the archive. */
 			if (statstape_printlist_item(d, hash,
-			    bsdtar->verbose, bsdtar->option_null, 1))
+			    bsdtar->verbose, bsdtar->option_null_output, 1))
 				goto err2;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tar/tarsnap.1-man.in b/tar/tarsnap.1-man.in
index 6e9e9ff0..dfbb8cc4 100644
--- a/tar/tarsnap.1-man.in
+++ b/tar/tarsnap.1-man.in
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ line with which
 was invoked to create each archive is also printed.
 .PP
 If the
-\fB\--null\fP
+\fB\--null-output\fP
 argument is also specified, each archive name will be separated by a single
 null character.
 If the
@@ -732,8 +732,8 @@ option specified in a configuration file.
 (use with
 \fB\-I\fP,
 \fB\-T\fP,
-\fB\-X\fP,
-or list-archives modes only)
+or
+\fB\-X\fP)
 Filenames or patterns are separated by null characters,
 not by newlines.
 This is often used to read filenames output by the
@@ -741,6 +741,10 @@ This is often used to read filenames output by the
 option to
 \fBfind\fP(1).
 .TP
+\fB\--null-output\fP
+(list-archives mode only)
+Filenames in output are separated by null characters, not by newlines.
+.TP
 \fB\--numeric-owner\fP
 (x mode only)
 Ignore symbolic user and group names when restoring archives to disk,
diff --git a/tar/tarsnap.1-mdoc.in b/tar/tarsnap.1-mdoc.in
index 0d760e9b..ee13108a 100644
--- a/tar/tarsnap.1-mdoc.in
+++ b/tar/tarsnap.1-mdoc.in
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ line with which
 was invoked to create each archive is also printed.
 .Pp
 If the
-.Fl -null
+.Fl -null-output
 argument is also specified, each archive name will be separated by a single
 null character.
 If the
@@ -662,14 +662,17 @@ option specified in a configuration file.
 (use with
 .Fl I ,
 .Fl T ,
-.Fl X ,
-or list-archives modes only)
+or
+.Fl X )
 Filenames or patterns are separated by null characters,
 not by newlines.
 This is often used to read filenames output by the
 .Fl print0
 option to
 .Xr find 1 .
+.It Fl -null-output
+(list-archives mode only)
+Filenames in output are separated by null characters, not by newlines.
 .It Fl -numeric-owner
 (x mode only)
 Ignore symbolic user and group names when restoring archives to disk,