diff --git a/_pytest/__init__.py b/_pytest/__init__.py
index 06f440563..e6bf19d80 100644
--- a/_pytest/__init__.py
+++ b/_pytest/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '2.3.0.dev32'
+__version__ = '2.3.0.dev33'
diff --git a/_pytest/python.py b/_pytest/python.py
index 744c182c4..f716c1938 100644
--- a/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/_pytest/python.py
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
         "@parametrize('arg1', [1,2]) would lead to two calls of the decorated "
         "test function, one with arg1=1 and another with arg1=2."
     )
+    config.addinivalue_line("markers",
+        "usefixtures(fixturename1, fixturename2, ...): mark tests as needing "
+        "all of the specified fixtures."
+    )
 
 def pytest_sessionstart(session):
     session._fixturemanager = FixtureManager(session)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5cf3c4e59..f51408b3c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def main():
         name='pytest',
         description='py.test: simple powerful testing with Python',
         long_description = long_description,
-        version='2.3.0.dev32',
+        version='2.3.0.dev33',
         url='http://pytest.org',
         license='MIT license',
         platforms=['unix', 'linux', 'osx', 'cygwin', 'win32'],
diff --git a/testing/test_python.py b/testing/test_python.py
index cec277cfb..0227870b5 100644
--- a/testing/test_python.py
+++ b/testing/test_python.py
@@ -1445,6 +1445,12 @@ class TestMetafuncFunctional:
         reprec = testdir.inline_run()
         reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1)
 
+    def test_usefixtures_seen_in_showmarkers(self, testdir):
+        result = testdir.runpytest("--markers")
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines("""
+            *usefixtures(fixturename1*mark tests*fixtures*
+        """)
+
     def test_generate_tests_only_done_in_subdir(self, testdir):
         sub1 = testdir.mkpydir("sub1")
         sub2 = testdir.mkpydir("sub2")