diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 173297b186..1ec18c0bf5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 * `jj branch list` now supports a `--conflicted/-c` option to show only conflicted branches.
 
+* `jj duplicate` and `jj abandon` can now take more than a single `-r` argument,
+  for consistency with other commands.
+
 ### Fixed bugs
 
 ## [0.15.1] - 2024-03-06
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/abandon.rs b/cli/src/commands/abandon.rs
index 06e15369b9..3b00e2853a 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/abandon.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/abandon.rs
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ pub(crate) struct AbandonArgs {
     #[arg(long, short)]
     summary: bool,
     /// Ignored (but lets you pass `-r` for consistency with other commands)
-    #[arg(short = 'r', hide = true)]
-    unused_revision: bool,
+    #[arg(short = 'r', hide = true, action = clap::ArgAction::Count)]
+    unused_revision: u8,
 }
 
 #[instrument(skip_all)]
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/duplicate.rs b/cli/src/commands/duplicate.rs
index 44fd309574..58efcd2866 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/duplicate.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/duplicate.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ pub(crate) struct DuplicateArgs {
     #[arg(default_value = "@")]
     revisions: Vec<RevisionArg>,
     /// Ignored (but lets you pass `-r` for consistency with other commands)
-    #[arg(short = 'r', hide = true)]
-    unused_revision: bool,
+    #[arg(short = 'r', hide = true, action = clap::ArgAction::Count)]
+    unused_revision: u8,
 }
 
 #[instrument(skip_all)]
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/new.rs b/cli/src/commands/new.rs
index a94d80769e..54b5ee8a29 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/new.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/new.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ pub(crate) struct NewArgs {
     #[arg(default_value = "@")]
     pub(crate) revisions: Vec<RevisionArg>,
     /// Ignored (but lets you pass `-r` for consistency with other commands)
-    #[arg(short = 'r', hide = true, overrides_with = "unused_revision")]
-    unused_revision: bool,
+    #[arg(short = 'r', hide = true, action = clap::ArgAction::Count)]
+    unused_revision: u8,
     /// The change description to use
     #[arg(long = "message", short, value_name = "MESSAGE")]
     message_paragraphs: Vec<String>,
diff --git a/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap b/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap
index 420f3a616d..52f2194292 100644
--- a/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap
+++ b/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ If a working-copy commit gets abandoned, it will be given a new, empty commit. T
 
 * `-r` — Ignored (but lets you pass `-r` for consistency with other commands)
 
-  Possible values: `true`, `false`
-
-
 
 
 ## `jj backout`
@@ -703,9 +700,6 @@ Create a new change with the same content as an existing one
 
 * `-r` — Ignored (but lets you pass `-r` for consistency with other commands)
 
-  Possible values: `true`, `false`
-
-
 
 
 ## `jj edit`
@@ -1118,9 +1112,6 @@ For more information, see https://github.com/martinvonz/jj/blob/main/docs/workin
 ###### **Options:**
 
 * `-r` — Ignored (but lets you pass `-r` for consistency with other commands)
-
-  Possible values: `true`, `false`
-
 * `-m`, `--message <MESSAGE>` — The change description to use
 * `-L`, `--allow-large-revsets` — Deprecated. Please prefix the revset with `all:` instead