diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml
index 83b07a03003..10b3a9a6733 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
 
  <refsynopsisdiv>
 <synopsis>
+ANALYZE [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">option</replaceable> [, ...] ) ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">table_and_columns</replaceable> [, ...] ]
 ANALYZE [ VERBOSE ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">table_and_columns</replaceable> [, ...] ]
 
-<phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">table_and_columns</replaceable> is:</phrase>
+<phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">option</replaceable> can be one of:</phrase>
+
+    VERBOSE
+
+<phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">table_and_columns</replaceable> is:</phrase>
 
     <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ...] ) ]
 </synopsis>
@@ -49,6 +54,13 @@ ANALYZE [ VERBOSE ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">table_and_columns</replacea
    It is further possible to give a list of column names for a table,
    in which case only the statistics for those columns are collected.
   </para>
+
+  <para>
+   When the option list is surrounded by parentheses, the options can be
+   written in any order.  The parenthesized syntax was added in
+   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 11;  the unparenthesized syntax
+   is deprecated.
+  </para>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1>
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index 8a2e52acb45..06c03dff3ce 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ static Node *makeRecursiveViewSelect(char *relname, List *aliases, Node *query);
 
 %type <ival>	opt_lock lock_type cast_context
 %type <ival>	vacuum_option_list vacuum_option_elem
+				analyze_option_list analyze_option_elem
 %type <boolean>	opt_or_replace
 				opt_grant_grant_option opt_grant_admin_option
 				opt_nowait opt_if_exists opt_with_data
@@ -10551,6 +10552,22 @@ AnalyzeStmt: analyze_keyword opt_verbose opt_vacuum_relation_list
 					n->rels = $3;
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}
+			| analyze_keyword '(' analyze_option_list ')' opt_vacuum_relation_list
+				{
+					VacuumStmt *n = makeNode(VacuumStmt);
+					n->options = VACOPT_ANALYZE | $3;
+					n->rels = $5;
+					$$ = (Node *) n;
+				}
+		;
+
+analyze_option_list:
+			analyze_option_elem								{ $$ = $1; }
+			| analyze_option_list ',' analyze_option_elem	{ $$ = $1 | $3; }
+		;
+
+analyze_option_elem:
+			VERBOSE				{ $$ = VACOPT_VERBOSE; }
 		;
 
 analyze_keyword:
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/vacuum.out b/src/test/regress/expected/vacuum.out
index c440c7ea58f..d66e2aa3b70 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/vacuum.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/vacuum.out
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ ANALYZE vactst, does_not_exist, vacparted;
 ERROR:  relation "does_not_exist" does not exist
 ANALYZE vactst (i), vacparted (does_not_exist);
 ERROR:  column "does_not_exist" of relation "vacparted" does not exist
+-- parenthesized syntax for ANALYZE
+ANALYZE (VERBOSE) does_not_exist;
+ERROR:  relation "does_not_exist" does not exist
+ANALYZE (nonexistant-arg) does_not_exist;
+ERROR:  syntax error at or near "nonexistant"
+LINE 1: ANALYZE (nonexistant-arg) does_not_exist;
+                 ^
 DROP TABLE vaccluster;
 DROP TABLE vactst;
 DROP TABLE vacparted;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/vacuum.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/vacuum.sql
index 92eaca2a93b..275ce2e270f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/vacuum.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/vacuum.sql
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ ANALYZE vacparted (b), vactst;
 ANALYZE vactst, does_not_exist, vacparted;
 ANALYZE vactst (i), vacparted (does_not_exist);
 
+-- parenthesized syntax for ANALYZE
+ANALYZE (VERBOSE) does_not_exist;
+ANALYZE (nonexistant-arg) does_not_exist;
+
 DROP TABLE vaccluster;
 DROP TABLE vactst;
 DROP TABLE vacparted;