diff --git a/man/coredumpctl.xml b/man/coredumpctl.xml
index caa1bb1c0f..94d5626fb5 100644
--- a/man/coredumpctl.xml
+++ b/man/coredumpctl.xml
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><command>info</command></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>Show detailed information about core dumps
+        <listitem><para>Show detailed information about the last core dump
+        or core dumps matching specified characteristics
         captured in the journal.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c b/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
index 99d07c14fb..e7ba8d3664 100644
--- a/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
+++ b/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
@@ -654,7 +654,8 @@ static int dump_list(int argc, char **argv, void *userdata) {
          * pick a fairly low data threshold here */
         sd_journal_set_data_threshold(j, 4096);
 
-        if (arg_one) {
+        /* "info" without pattern implies "-1" */
+        if (arg_one || (verb_is_info && argc == 1)) {
                 r = focus(j);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;