diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index f43573b42ef..13921b1474a 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -512,6 +512,32 @@ macro_rules! arg_impl {
             $($tail)*
         }
     };
+    (
+        @arg
+        ($arg:expr)
+        <$value_name:literal>
+        $($tail:tt)*
+    ) => {
+        $crate::arg_impl! {
+            @arg
+            ({
+                debug_assert!(!$arg.is_multiple_occurrences_set(), "Values should precede `...`");
+                debug_assert_eq!($arg.get_value_names(), None, "Multiple values not yet supported");
+
+                let mut arg = $arg;
+
+                arg = arg.required(true);
+                arg = arg.takes_value(true);
+
+                let value_name = $crate::arg_impl! { @string $value_name };
+                if arg.get_id().is_empty() {
+                    arg = arg.id(value_name);
+                }
+                arg.value_name(value_name)
+            })
+            $($tail)*
+        }
+    };
     (
         @arg
         ($arg:expr)
@@ -542,6 +568,36 @@ macro_rules! arg_impl {
             $($tail)*
         }
     };
+    (
+        @arg
+        ($arg:expr)
+        [$value_name:literal]
+        $($tail:tt)*
+    ) => {
+        $crate::arg_impl! {
+            @arg
+            ({
+                debug_assert!(!$arg.is_multiple_occurrences_set(), "Values should precede `...`");
+                debug_assert_eq!($arg.get_value_names(), None, "Multiple values not yet supported");
+
+                let mut arg = $arg;
+
+                if arg.get_long().is_none() && arg.get_short().is_none() {
+                    arg = arg.required(false);
+                } else {
+                    arg = arg.min_values(0).max_values(1);
+                }
+                arg = arg.takes_value(true);
+
+                let value_name = $crate::arg_impl! { @string $value_name };
+                if arg.get_id().is_empty() {
+                    arg = arg.id(value_name);
+                }
+                arg.value_name(value_name)
+            })
+            $($tail)*
+        }
+    };
     (
         @arg
         ($arg:expr)
diff --git a/tests/macros.rs b/tests/macros.rs
index 075724b9c60..caa7b270fbd 100644
--- a/tests/macros.rs
+++ b/tests/macros.rs
@@ -469,4 +469,60 @@ mod arg_impl {
         let actual = clap::arg_impl! { @char 'o' };
         assert_eq!(actual, expected);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    // allow double quoted dashed arg name in square brackets (e.g ["some-arg"])
+    fn arg_name_dashed() {
+        let arg = clap::arg!(["some-arg"] "some arg");
+        assert_eq!(arg, clap::Arg::new("some-arg").help("some arg"));
+
+        let m = clap::Command::new("flag")
+            .arg(arg)
+            .try_get_matches_from(vec!["", "some-val"])
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(m.is_present("some-arg"));
+        assert_eq!(m.value_of("some-arg").unwrap(), "some-val");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    // allow double quoted dashed arg value in triangle brackets (e.g <"some-val">)
+    // test in combination with short argument name (e.g. -v)
+    fn arg_value_dashed_with_short_arg() {
+        let arg = clap::arg!(-a <"some-val"> "some arg");
+        assert_eq!(
+            arg,
+            clap::Arg::new("some-val")
+                .short('a')
+                .long("arg")
+                .value_name("some-val")
+        );
+
+        let m = clap::Command::new("cmd")
+            .arg(arg)
+            .try_get_matches_from(vec!["", "-a", "val"])
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(m.is_present("some-val"));
+        assert_eq!(m.value_of("some-val").unwrap(), "val");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    // allow double quoted dashed arg value in triangle brackets (e.g <"some-val">)
+    // test in combination with long argument name (e.g. --value)
+    fn arg_value_dashed_with_long_arg() {
+        let arg = clap::arg!(-a --arg <"some-val"> "some arg");
+        assert_eq!(
+            arg,
+            clap::Arg::new("arg")
+                .short('a')
+                .long("arg")
+                .value_name("some-val")
+        );
+
+        let m = clap::Command::new("cmd")
+            .arg(arg)
+            .try_get_matches_from(vec!["", "--arg", "some-val"])
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(m.is_present("arg"));
+        assert_eq!(m.value_of("arg").unwrap(), "some-val");
+    }
 }