diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 115ff995f..cc10e4b88 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -343,13 +343,13 @@ Usage: pizza [options]
 An application for pizzas ordering
 
 Options:
-  -h, --help           output usage information
   -V, --version        output the version number
   -p, --peppers        Add peppers
   -P, --pineapple      Add pineapple
   -b, --bbq            Add bbq sauce
-  -c, --cheese <type>  Add the specified type of cheese [marble]
+  -c, --cheese <type>  Add the specified type of cheese (default: "marble")
   -C, --no-cheese      You do not want any cheese
+  -h, --help           output usage information
 ```
 
 ## Custom help
diff --git a/examples/pizza b/examples/pizza
index f67f9cba2..269c0cd4a 100755
--- a/examples/pizza
+++ b/examples/pizza
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ program
   .option('-p, --peppers', 'Add peppers')
   .option('-P, --pineapple', 'Add pineapple')
   .option('-b, --bbq', 'Add bbq sauce')
-  .option('-c, --cheese <type>', 'Add the specified type of cheese [marble]')
+  .option('-c, --cheese <type>', 'Add the specified type of cheese', 'marble')
   .option('-C, --no-cheese', 'You do not want any cheese')
   .parse(process.argv);
 
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ if (program.peppers) console.log('  - peppers');
 if (program.pineapple) console.log('  - pineapple');
 if (program.bbq) console.log('  - bbq');
 
-var cheese = true === program.cheese
-  ? 'marble'
-  : program.cheese || 'no';
+var cheese = !program.cheese ? 'no' : program.cheese;
 
 console.log('  - %s cheese', cheese);
 console.log(program.args);
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index da594e9cd..e1096d9a7 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ function Option(flags, description) {
  */
 
 Option.prototype.name = function() {
-  return this.long
-    .replace('--', '')
-    .replace('no-', '');
+  return this.long.replace(/^--/, '');
 };
 
 /**
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ Option.prototype.name = function() {
  */
 
 Option.prototype.attributeName = function() {
-  return camelcase(this.name());
+  return camelcase(this.name().replace(/^no-/, ''));
 };
 
 /**
@@ -335,14 +333,17 @@ Command.prototype.action = function(fn) {
  *
  * Examples:
  *
- *     // simple boolean defaulting to false
+ *     // simple boolean defaulting to undefined
  *     program.option('-p, --pepper', 'add pepper');
  *
+ *     program.pepper
+ *     // => undefined
+ *
  *     --pepper
  *     program.pepper
- *     // => Boolean
+ *     // => true
  *
- *     // simple boolean defaulting to true
+ *     // simple boolean defaulting to true (unless non-negated option is also defined)
  *     program.option('-C, --no-cheese', 'remove cheese');
  *
  *     program.cheese
@@ -394,8 +395,11 @@ Command.prototype.option = function(flags, description, fn, defaultValue) {
 
   // preassign default value only for --no-*, [optional], or <required>
   if (!option.bool || option.optional || option.required) {
-    // when --no-* we make sure default is true
-    if (!option.bool) defaultValue = true;
+    // when --no-foo we make sure default is true, unless a --foo option is already defined
+    if (!option.bool) {
+      var opts = self.opts();
+      defaultValue = name in opts ? opts[name] : true;
+    }
     // preassign only if we have a default
     if (defaultValue !== undefined) {
       self[name] = defaultValue;
@@ -426,7 +430,7 @@ Command.prototype.option = function(flags, description, fn, defaultValue) {
       }
     } else if (val !== null) {
       // reassign
-      self[name] = val;
+      self[name] = option.bool ? val : false;
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2d030a3bc..119bada6a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "minimist": {
           "version": "1.2.0",
-          "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ=",
           "dev": true
         }
diff --git a/test/test.options.bool.no.js b/test/test.options.bool.no.js
index c8c954439..0a3eaaefc 100644
--- a/test/test.options.bool.no.js
+++ b/test/test.options.bool.no.js
@@ -7,9 +7,25 @@ var program = require('../')
 
 program
   .version('0.0.1')
+  .option('-e, --everything', 'add all of the toppings')
   .option('-p, --pepper', 'add pepper')
+  .option('-P, --no-pepper', 'remove pepper')
   .option('-c|--no-cheese', 'remove cheese');
 
-program.parse(['node', 'test', '--no-cheese']);
-should.equal(undefined, program.pepper);
+program.parse(['node', 'test']);
+program.should.not.have.property('everything');
+program.should.not.have.property('pepper');
+program.cheese.should.be.true();
+
+program.parse(['node', 'test', '--everything']);
+program.everything.should.be.true();
+program.should.not.have.property('pepper');
+program.cheese.should.be.true();
+
+program.parse(['node', 'test', '--pepper']);
+program.pepper.should.be.true();
+program.cheese.should.be.true();
+
+program.parse(['node', 'test', '--everything', '--no-pepper', '--no-cheese']);
+program.pepper.should.be.false();
 program.cheese.should.be.false();
diff --git a/test/test.options.defaults.no.js b/test/test.options.defaults.no.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3eb38d4d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.options.defaults.no.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Module dependencies.
+ */
+
+var program = require('../')
+  , should = require('should');
+
+program
+  .version('0.0.1')
+  .option('-p, --pepper [type]', 'add pepper', 'red')
+  .option('-P, --no-pepper', 'remove pepper');
+
+program.parse(['node', 'test']);
+program.pepper.should.equal('red');
+
+program.parse(['node', 'test', '--pepper']);
+program.pepper.should.equal('red');
+
+program.parse(['node', 'test', '--pepper', 'jalapeño']);
+program.pepper.should.equal('jalapeño');
+
+program.parse(['node', 'test', '--no-pepper']);
+program.pepper.should.be.false();