diff --git a/completions/bash/brew b/completions/bash/brew
index 0d895ff0ee..0fa8fe64e5 100644
--- a/completions/bash/brew
+++ b/completions/bash/brew
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ _brew__s() {
   case "${cur}" in
     -*)
       __brewcomp "
+      --alpine
       --archlinux
       --cask
       --closed
@@ -2321,6 +2322,7 @@ _brew_search() {
   case "${cur}" in
     -*)
       __brewcomp "
+      --alpine
       --archlinux
       --cask
       --closed
diff --git a/completions/fish/brew.fish b/completions/fish/brew.fish
index b2a400c092..fc2b23b861 100644
--- a/completions/fish/brew.fish
+++ b/completions/fish/brew.fish
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ __fish_brew_complete_arg '--version' -l verbose -d 'Make some output more verbos
 
 
 __fish_brew_complete_cmd '-S' 'Perform a substring search of cask tokens and formula names for text'
+__fish_brew_complete_arg '-S' -l alpine -d 'Search for text in the given database'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg '-S' -l archlinux -d 'Search for text in the given database'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg '-S' -l cask -d 'Search for casks'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg '-S' -l closed -d 'Search for only closed GitHub pull requests'
@@ -1529,6 +1530,7 @@ __fish_brew_complete_arg 'rubydoc' -l verbose -d 'Make some output more verbose'
 
 
 __fish_brew_complete_cmd 'search' 'Perform a substring search of cask tokens and formula names for text'
+__fish_brew_complete_arg 'search' -l alpine -d 'Search for text in the given database'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'search' -l archlinux -d 'Search for text in the given database'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'search' -l cask -d 'Search for casks'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'search' -l closed -d 'Search for only closed GitHub pull requests'
diff --git a/completions/zsh/_brew b/completions/zsh/_brew
index 9c8697fb54..914f7d8734 100644
--- a/completions/zsh/_brew
+++ b/completions/zsh/_brew
@@ -387,24 +387,25 @@ _brew___version() {
 # brew -S
 _brew__s() {
   _arguments \
-    '(--repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --debian --ubuntu)--archlinux[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--alpine[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --debian --ubuntu)--archlinux[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '--cask[Search for casks]' \
     '(--open)--closed[Search for only closed GitHub pull requests]' \
-    '(--repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --ubuntu)--debian[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --ubuntu)--debian[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '--debug[Display any debugging information]' \
     '(--pull-request)--desc[Search for formulae with a description matching text and casks with a name or description matching text]' \
     '--eval-all[Evaluate all available formulae and casks, whether installed or not, to search their descriptions. Enabled by default if `$HOMEBREW_EVAL_ALL` is set]' \
-    '(--repology --macports --fink --opensuse --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--fedora[Search for text in the given database]' \
-    '(--repology --macports --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--fink[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --fink --opensuse --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--fedora[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--fink[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '--formula[Search for formulae]' \
     '--help[Show this message]' \
-    '(--repology --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--macports[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--macports[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '(--closed)--open[Search for only open GitHub pull requests]' \
-    '(--repology --macports --fink --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--opensuse[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --fink --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--opensuse[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '(--desc)--pull-request[Search for GitHub pull requests containing text]' \
     '--quiet[Make some output more quiet]' \
-    '(--macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--repology[Search for text in the given database]' \
-    '(--repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian)--ubuntu[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--repology[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian)--ubuntu[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '--verbose[Make some output more verbose]'
 }
 
@@ -1885,24 +1886,25 @@ _brew_rubydoc() {
 # brew search
 _brew_search() {
   _arguments \
-    '(--repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --debian --ubuntu)--archlinux[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--alpine[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --debian --ubuntu)--archlinux[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '--cask[Search for casks]' \
     '(--open)--closed[Search for only closed GitHub pull requests]' \
-    '(--repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --ubuntu)--debian[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --ubuntu)--debian[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '--debug[Display any debugging information]' \
     '(--pull-request)--desc[Search for formulae with a description matching text and casks with a name or description matching text]' \
     '--eval-all[Evaluate all available formulae and casks, whether installed or not, to search their descriptions. Enabled by default if `$HOMEBREW_EVAL_ALL` is set]' \
-    '(--repology --macports --fink --opensuse --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--fedora[Search for text in the given database]' \
-    '(--repology --macports --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--fink[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --fink --opensuse --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--fedora[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--fink[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '--formula[Search for formulae]' \
     '--help[Show this message]' \
-    '(--repology --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--macports[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--macports[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '(--closed)--open[Search for only open GitHub pull requests]' \
-    '(--repology --macports --fink --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--opensuse[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --fink --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--opensuse[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '(--desc)--pull-request[Search for GitHub pull requests containing text]' \
     '--quiet[Make some output more quiet]' \
-    '(--macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--repology[Search for text in the given database]' \
-    '(--repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian)--ubuntu[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian --ubuntu)--repology[Search for text in the given database]' \
+    '(--alpine --repology --macports --fink --opensuse --fedora --archlinux --debian)--ubuntu[Search for text in the given database]' \
     '--verbose[Make some output more verbose]'
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md
index 103eb92760..10e364c14d 100644
--- a/docs/Manpage.md
+++ b/docs/Manpage.md
@@ -1370,6 +1370,10 @@ Perform a substring search of cask tokens and formula names for *`text`*. If
 
 : Search for only closed GitHub pull requests.
 
+`--alpine`
+
+: Search for *`text`* in the given database.
+
 `--repology`
 
 : Search for *`text`* in the given database.
diff --git a/manpages/brew.1 b/manpages/brew.1
index 086875ea55..66b1a2ebe5 100644
--- a/manpages/brew.1
+++ b/manpages/brew.1
@@ -851,6 +851,9 @@ Search for only open GitHub pull requests\.
 \fB\-\-closed\fP
 Search for only closed GitHub pull requests\.
 .TP
+\fB\-\-alpine\fP
+Search for \fItext\fP in the given database\.
+.TP
 \fB\-\-repology\fP
 Search for \fItext\fP in the given database\.
 .TP