diff --git a/changelog/5068.feature.rst b/changelog/5068.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bceebffc164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/5068.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The ``-r`` option learnt about ``A`` to display all reports (including passed ones) in the short test summary.
diff --git a/doc/en/usage.rst b/doc/en/usage.rst
index d6850beda58..1c49f81d6d6 100644
--- a/doc/en/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/en/usage.rst
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ Example:
     FAILED test_example.py::test_fail
     = 1 failed, 1 passed, 1 skipped, 1 xfailed, 1 xpassed, 1 error in 0.12 seconds =
 
-The ``-r`` options accepts a number of characters after it, with ``a`` used above meaning "all except passes".
+The ``-r`` options accepts a number of characters after it, with ``a`` used
+above meaning "all except passes".
 
 Here is the full list of available characters that can be used:
 
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ Here is the full list of available characters that can be used:
  - ``p`` - passed
  - ``P`` - passed with output
  - ``a`` - all except ``pP``
+ - ``A`` - all
 
 More than one character can be used, so for example to only see failed and skipped tests, you can execute:
 
diff --git a/src/_pytest/terminal.py b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
index ee3fd30174b..2d7132259d0 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         dest="reportchars",
         default="",
         metavar="chars",
-        help="show extra test summary info as specified by chars (f)ailed, "
-        "(E)error, (s)skipped, (x)failed, (X)passed, "
-        "(p)passed, (P)passed with output, (a)all except pP. "
+        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), or (A)ll. "
         "Warnings are displayed at all times except when "
-        "--disable-warnings is set",
+        "--disable-warnings is set.",
     )
     group._addoption(
         "--disable-warnings",
@@ -167,10 +167,13 @@ 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 12878d2b3fc..feacc242d41 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -831,14 +831,23 @@ class Option(object):
     config.option.reportchars = "sfxw"
     assert getreportopt(config) == "sfx"
 
-    config.option.reportchars = "sfx"
+    # Now with --disable-warnings.
     config.option.disable_warnings = False
+    config.option.reportchars = "a"
+    assert getreportopt(config) == "sxXwEf"  # NOTE: "w" included!
+
+    config.option.reportchars = "sfx"
     assert getreportopt(config) == "sfxw"
 
     config.option.reportchars = "sfxw"
-    config.option.disable_warnings = False
     assert getreportopt(config) == "sfxw"
 
+    config.option.reportchars = "a"
+    assert getreportopt(config) == "sxXwEf"  # NOTE: "w" included!
+
+    config.option.reportchars = "A"
+    assert getreportopt(config) == "sxXwEfpP"
+
 
 def test_terminalreporter_reportopt_addopts(testdir):
     testdir.makeini("[pytest]\naddopts=-rs")