diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/management/commands/changepassword.py b/django/contrib/auth/management/commands/changepassword.py
index 669d8cf5d04..db980c82cab 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/management/commands/changepassword.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/management/commands/changepassword.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.contrib.auth.password_validation import validate_password
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
-from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS
+from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, connections
 
 UserModel = get_user_model()
 
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help='Specifies the database to use. Default is "default".',
         )
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/management/commands/createsuperuser.py b/django/contrib/auth/management/commands/createsuperuser.py
index 75ef68ff681..d5d5d193c84 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/management/commands/createsuperuser.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/management/commands/createsuperuser.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.management import get_default_username
 from django.contrib.auth.password_validation import validate_password
 from django.core import exceptions
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
-from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS
+from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, connections
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.text import capfirst
 
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help='Specifies the database to use. Default is "default".',
         )
         for field_name in self.UserModel.REQUIRED_FIELDS:
diff --git a/django/contrib/contenttypes/management/commands/remove_stale_contenttypes.py b/django/contrib/contenttypes/management/commands/remove_stale_contenttypes.py
index 950e615f0c8..27aaf1d51ba 100644
--- a/django/contrib/contenttypes/management/commands/remove_stale_contenttypes.py
+++ b/django/contrib/contenttypes/management/commands/remove_stale_contenttypes.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import itertools
 from django.apps import apps
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.core.management import BaseCommand
-from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, router
+from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, connections, router
 from django.db.models.deletion import Collector
 
 
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help='Nominates the database to use. Defaults to the "default" database.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/check.py b/django/core/management/commands/check.py
index 6348c9fc681..e61cff79f3f 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/check.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/check.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from django.apps import apps
 from django.core import checks
 from django.core.checks.registry import registry
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+from django.db import connections
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             action="append",
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             dest="databases",
             help="Run database related checks against these aliases.",
         )
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/createcachetable.py b/django/core/management/commands/createcachetable.py
index 65ed1686d20..a8965b1edcd 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/createcachetable.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/createcachetable.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help="Nominates a database onto which the cache tables will be "
             'installed. Defaults to the "default" database.',
         )
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/dbshell.py b/django/core/management/commands/dbshell.py
index bdb130594fa..b177a7e0835 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/dbshell.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/dbshell.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help=(
                 "Nominates a database onto which to open a shell. Defaults to the "
                 '"default" database.'
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/dumpdata.py b/django/core/management/commands/dumpdata.py
index 01ff8974dd1..5a9ab839196 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/dumpdata.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/dumpdata.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.apps import apps
 from django.core import serializers
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
 from django.core.management.utils import parse_apps_and_model_labels
-from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, router
+from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, connections, router
 
 try:
     import bz2
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help="Nominates a specific database to dump fixtures from. "
             'Defaults to the "default" database.',
         )
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/flush.py b/django/core/management/commands/flush.py
index e9d440dd865..a057393d53e 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/flush.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/flush.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help='Nominates a database to flush. Defaults to the "default" database.',
         )
 
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/inspectdb.py b/django/core/management/commands/inspectdb.py
index 5c2ed53db8f..77605b178f6 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/inspectdb.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/inspectdb.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help=(
                 'Nominates a database to introspect. Defaults to using the "default" '
                 "database."
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py b/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py
index bb46e8ae78c..8c76e526338 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help=(
                 "Nominates a specific database to load fixtures into. Defaults to the "
                 '"default" database.'
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py b/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
index 3a0e9e87ff8..5e6b19c0953 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help=(
                 'Nominates a database to synchronize. Defaults to the "default" '
                 "database."
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/showmigrations.py b/django/core/management/commands/showmigrations.py
index 203f92151d2..e88f83f273a 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/showmigrations.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/showmigrations.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help=(
                 "Nominates a database to show migrations for. Defaults to the "
                 '"default" database.'
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/sqlflush.py b/django/core/management/commands/sqlflush.py
index bc82e1f05ff..d0512a68a83 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/sqlflush.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/sqlflush.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help=(
                 'Nominates a database to print the SQL for. Defaults to the "default" '
                 "database."
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/sqlmigrate.py b/django/core/management/commands/sqlmigrate.py
index 2f6993682f6..3e3151f0cf3 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/sqlmigrate.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/sqlmigrate.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help=(
                 'Nominates a database to create SQL for. Defaults to the "default" '
                 "database."
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/sqlsequencereset.py b/django/core/management/commands/sqlsequencereset.py
index 9653fa59d00..cc0d100499b 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/sqlsequencereset.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/sqlsequencereset.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Command(AppCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--database",
             default=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS,
+            choices=tuple(connections),
             help=(
                 'Nominates a database to print the SQL for. Defaults to the "default" '
                 "database."
diff --git a/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py b/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py
index 688aaa0a2f8..c2bb9f9e5d2 100644
--- a/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py
@@ -2301,6 +2301,35 @@ class Discovery(SimpleTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(out.getvalue().strip(), "simple_app")
 
 
+class CommandDBOptionChoiceTests(SimpleTestCase):
+    def test_invalid_choice_db_option(self):
+        expected_error = (
+            "Error: argument --database: invalid choice: "
+            "'deflaut' (choose from 'default', 'other')"
+        )
+        args = [
+            "changepassword",
+            "createsuperuser",
+            "remove_stale_contenttypes",
+            "check",
+            "createcachetable",
+            "dbshell",
+            "flush",
+            "dumpdata",
+            "inspectdb",
+            "loaddata",
+            "showmigrations",
+            "sqlflush",
+            "sqlmigrate",
+            "sqlsequencereset",
+            "migrate",
+        ]
+
+        for arg in args:
+            with self.assertRaisesMessage(CommandError, expected_error):
+                call_command(arg, "--database", "deflaut", verbosity=0)
+
+
 class ArgumentOrder(AdminScriptTestCase):
     """Tests for 2-stage argument parsing scheme.