diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f2f269a..e232b92 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
    - Database queries resulting in error exit with status 1
    - Show spinning animation at the beginning of -l / --live output line,
      visibility configurable using LiveSpinner configuration option
-   - Add --invert-colors option to image output for facilitating for example
-     dark mode switching without needing to have multiple separate color
-     configurations
+   - Add -ic / --invert-colors option to image output for facilitating for
+     example dark mode switching without needing to have multiple separate
+     color configurations
    - Add dark mode option to image output example cgi (examples/vnstat.cgi)
    - Add option 4 to QueryMode for selecting summary output of single
      interface regardless of the number of interfaces in the database
diff --git a/man/vnstati.1 b/man/vnstati.1
index cf0cfe8..6a425e7 100644
--- a/man/vnstati.1
+++ b/man/vnstati.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH VNSTATI 1 "SEPTEMBER 2023" "version 2.12" "User Manuals"
+.TH VNSTATI 1 "DECEMBER 2023" "version 2.12" "User Manuals"
 .SH NAME
 vnstati \- image output support for vnStat
 
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ vnstati \- image output support for vnStat
 .IR interface ]
 .RB [ \-\-iface
 .IR interface ]
+.RB [ \-ic
+.RI [ mode ]]
 .RB [ \-\-invert\-colors
 .RI [ mode ]]
 .RB [ \-\-large ]
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ can be used as parameter on the command line for selecting the used interface
 even without the option being explicitly used.
 
 .TP
-.BI "--invert-colors " [mode]
+.BI "-ic, --invert-colors " [mode]
 Invert image colors. Results in black becoming white, dark colors becoming light,
 light colors becoming dark and white becoming black. The optional
 .I mode
diff --git a/src/vnstati.c b/src/vnstati.c
index d02cdb6..9481c1b 100644
--- a/src/vnstati.c
+++ b/src/vnstati.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ void showihelp(const IPARAMS *p)
 	printf("      -ne, --noedge                      remove edge from output\n");
 	printf("      -nl, --nolegend                    remove legend from output\n");
 	printf("      -ru, --rateunit [mode]             swap configured rate unit\n");
+	printf("      -ic, --invert-colors [mode]        invert image colors\n\n");
 	printf("      -S,  --small                       use small fonts");
 	if (!cfg.largefonts) {
 		printf(" (default)");
@@ -166,8 +167,7 @@ void showihelp(const IPARAMS *p)
 #if HAVE_DECL_GD_NEAREST_NEIGHBOUR
 	printf("      --scale <percent>                  change image size by scaling it\n");
 #endif
-	printf("      --transparent [enabled]            toggle background transparency\n");
-	printf("      --invert-colors <mode>             invert image colors (0-2)\n\n"); // TODO: add -ic short?
+	printf("      --transparent [enabled]            toggle background transparency\n\n");
 
 	printf("See also \"man vnstati\".\n");
 }
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ void parseargs(IPARAMS *p, IMAGECONTENT *ic, int argc, char **argv)
 				fprintf(stderr, "Error: Invalid or missing parameter for %s.\n", argv[currentarg]);
 				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
-		} else if (strcmp(argv[currentarg], "--invert-colors") == 0) {
+		} else if ((strcmp(argv[currentarg], "-ic") == 0) || strcmp(argv[currentarg], "--invert-colors") == 0) {
 			if (currentarg + 1 < argc && (strlen(argv[currentarg + 1]) == 1 || ishelprequest(argv[currentarg + 1]))) {
 				if (!isdigit(argv[currentarg + 1][0]) || atoi(argv[currentarg + 1]) > 2 || atoi(argv[currentarg + 1]) < 0) {
 					if (!ishelprequest(argv[currentarg + 1]))