diff --git a/flag_generic.go b/flag_generic.go
index 5034728c42..358bd966e0 100644
--- a/flag_generic.go
+++ b/flag_generic.go
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ func (f *GenericFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, name := range f.Names() {
+		if f.Destination != nil {
+			set.Var(f.Destination, name, f.Usage)
+			continue
+		}
 		set.Var(f.Value, name, f.Usage)
 	}
 
diff --git a/flag_test.go b/flag_test.go
index 06f948c86f..3aafa8bea2 100644
--- a/flag_test.go
+++ b/flag_test.go
@@ -2724,6 +2724,53 @@ func TestParseGeneric(t *testing.T) {
 	}).Run([]string{"run", "-s", "10,20"})
 }
 
+type genericType struct {
+	s []string
+}
+
+func (g *genericType) Set(value string) error {
+	g.s = strings.Split(value, "-")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (g *genericType) String() string {
+	return strings.Join(g.s, "-")
+}
+
+func TestParseDestinationGeneric(t *testing.T) {
+	expectedString := "abc1-123d"
+	expectedGeneric := &genericType{[]string{"abc1", "123d"}}
+	dest := &genericType{}
+
+	_ = (&App{
+		Flags: []Flag{
+			&GenericFlag{
+				Name:        "dest",
+				Destination: dest,
+			},
+		},
+		Action: func(ctx *Context) error {
+
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(dest, expectedGeneric) {
+				t.Errorf(
+					"expected destination generic: %+v, actual: %+v",
+					expectedGeneric,
+					dest,
+				)
+			}
+
+			if dest.String() != expectedString {
+				t.Errorf(
+					"expected destination string: %s, actual: %s",
+					expectedString,
+					dest.String(),
+				)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	}).Run([]string{"run", "--dest", expectedString})
+}
+
 func TestParseGenericFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	defer resetEnv(os.Environ())
 	os.Clearenv()
diff --git a/godoc-current.txt b/godoc-current.txt
index efbac4d1e8..6b3c739746 100644
--- a/godoc-current.txt
+++ b/godoc-current.txt
@@ -753,6 +753,14 @@ type DocGenerationFlag interface {
     DocGenerationFlag is an interface that allows documentation generation for
     the flag
 
+type DocGenerationSliceFlag interface {
+	DocGenerationFlag
+
+	// IsSliceFlag returns true for flags that can be given multiple times.
+	IsSliceFlag() bool
+}
+    DocGenerationSliceFlag extends DocGenerationFlag for slice-based flags.
+
 type DurationFlag struct {
 	Name string
 
@@ -1071,6 +1079,9 @@ func (f *Float64SliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *Float64SliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *Float64SliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *Float64SliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
@@ -1306,6 +1317,9 @@ func (f *Int64SliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *Int64SliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *Int64SliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *Int64SliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
@@ -1471,6 +1485,9 @@ func (f *IntSliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *IntSliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *IntSliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *IntSliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
@@ -1810,6 +1827,9 @@ func (f *StringSliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *StringSliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *StringSliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *StringSliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
@@ -2071,6 +2091,9 @@ func (f *Uint64SliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *Uint64SliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *Uint64SliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *Uint64SliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
@@ -2227,6 +2250,9 @@ func (f *UintSliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *UintSliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *UintSliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *UintSliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
diff --git a/testdata/godoc-v2.x.txt b/testdata/godoc-v2.x.txt
index efbac4d1e8..6b3c739746 100644
--- a/testdata/godoc-v2.x.txt
+++ b/testdata/godoc-v2.x.txt
@@ -753,6 +753,14 @@ type DocGenerationFlag interface {
     DocGenerationFlag is an interface that allows documentation generation for
     the flag
 
+type DocGenerationSliceFlag interface {
+	DocGenerationFlag
+
+	// IsSliceFlag returns true for flags that can be given multiple times.
+	IsSliceFlag() bool
+}
+    DocGenerationSliceFlag extends DocGenerationFlag for slice-based flags.
+
 type DurationFlag struct {
 	Name string
 
@@ -1071,6 +1079,9 @@ func (f *Float64SliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *Float64SliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *Float64SliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *Float64SliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
@@ -1306,6 +1317,9 @@ func (f *Int64SliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *Int64SliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *Int64SliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *Int64SliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
@@ -1471,6 +1485,9 @@ func (f *IntSliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *IntSliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *IntSliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *IntSliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
@@ -1810,6 +1827,9 @@ func (f *StringSliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *StringSliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *StringSliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *StringSliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
@@ -2071,6 +2091,9 @@ func (f *Uint64SliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *Uint64SliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *Uint64SliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *Uint64SliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
@@ -2227,6 +2250,9 @@ func (f *UintSliceFlag) IsRequired() bool
 func (f *UintSliceFlag) IsSet() bool
     IsSet returns whether or not the flag has been set through env or file
 
+func (f *UintSliceFlag) IsSliceFlag() bool
+    IsSliceFlag implements DocGenerationSliceFlag.
+
 func (f *UintSliceFlag) IsVisible() bool
     IsVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false