diff --git a/src/_pytest/terminal.py b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
index fffdd836a..e8ac6ef6e 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         metavar="chars",
         help="show extra test summary info as specified by chars: (f)ailed, "
         "(E)rror, (s)kipped, (x)failed, (X)passed, "
-        "(p)assed, (P)assed with output, (a)ll except passed (p/P). "
+        "(p)assed, (P)assed with output, (a)ll except passed (p/P), or (A)ll. "
         "Warnings are displayed at all times except when "
         "--disable-warnings is set.",
     )
@@ -166,10 +166,13 @@ def getreportopt(config):
         reportchars = reportchars.replace("w", "")
     if reportchars:
         for char in reportchars:
-            if char not in reportopts and char != "a":
-                reportopts += char
-            elif char == "a":
+            if char == "a":
                 reportopts = "sxXwEf"
+            elif char == "A":
+                reportopts = "sxXwEfpP"
+                break
+            elif char not in reportopts:
+                reportopts += char
     return reportopts
 
 
diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index d0fdce23e..d730da666 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -838,6 +838,9 @@ def test_getreportopt():
     config.option.disable_warnings = False
     assert getreportopt(config) == "sfxw"
 
+    config.option.reportchars = "A"
+    assert getreportopt(config) == "sxXwEfpP"
+
 
 def test_terminalreporter_reportopt_addopts(testdir):
     testdir.makeini("[pytest]\naddopts=-rs")