diff --git a/_pytest/terminal.py b/_pytest/terminal.py
index 974dbcd2f..b69cc329f 100644
--- a/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     group._addoption('-r',
          action="store", dest="reportchars", default=None, metavar="chars",
          help="show extra test summary info as specified by chars (f)ailed, "
-              "(E)error, (s)skipped, (x)failed, (X)passed (w)warnings.")
+              "(E)error, (s)skipped, (x)failed, (X)passed (w)warnings (a)all.")
     group._addoption('-l', '--showlocals',
          action="store_true", dest="showlocals", default=False,
          help="show locals in tracebacks (disabled by default).")
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ def getreportopt(config):
     reportchars = config.option.reportchars
     if reportchars:
         for char in reportchars:
-            if char not in reportopts:
+            if char not in reportopts and char != 'a':
                 reportopts += char
+            elif char == 'a':
+                reportopts = 'fEsxXw'
     return reportopts
 
 def pytest_report_teststatus(report):
diff --git a/testing/test_skipping.py b/testing/test_skipping.py
index 6e827cb46..1048c9455 100644
--- a/testing/test_skipping.py
+++ b/testing/test_skipping.py
@@ -549,6 +549,43 @@ def test_reportchars_error(testdir):
         'ERROR*test_foo*',
     ])
 
+def test_reportchars_all(testdir):
+    testdir.makepyfile("""
+        import pytest
+        def test_1():
+            assert 0
+        @pytest.mark.xfail
+        def test_2():
+            assert 0
+        @pytest.mark.xfail
+        def test_3():
+            pass
+        def test_4():
+            pytest.skip("four")
+    """)
+    result = testdir.runpytest("-ra")
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        "FAIL*test_1*",
+        "SKIP*four*",
+        "XFAIL*test_2*",
+        "XPASS*test_3*",
+    ])
+
+def test_reportchars_all_error(testdir):
+    testdir.makepyfile(
+        conftest="""
+        def pytest_runtest_teardown():
+            assert 0
+        """,
+        test_simple="""
+        def test_foo():
+            pass
+        """)
+    result = testdir.runpytest('-ra')
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        'ERROR*test_foo*',
+    ])
+
 @pytest.mark.xfail("hasattr(sys, 'pypy_version_info')")
 def test_errors_in_xfail_skip_expressions(testdir):
     testdir.makepyfile("""