diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e42e501..016fe834 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -515,6 +515,16 @@ and line numbers but no grid and no file header. Set the `BAT_STYLE` environment
 variable to make these changes permanent or use `bat`s
 [configuration file](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat#configuration-file).
 
+>[!tip]
+> If you specify a default style in `bat`'s config file, you can change which components
+> are displayed during a single run of `bat` using the `--style` command-line argument.
+> By prefixing a component with `+` or `-`, it can be added or removed from the current style.
+>
+> For example, if your config contains `--style=full,-snip`, you can run bat with
+> `--style=-grid,+snip` to remove the grid and add back the `snip` component.
+> Or, if you want to override the styles completely, you use `--style=numbers` to
+> only show the line numbers.
+
 ### Adding new syntaxes / language definitions
 
 Should you find that a particular syntax is not available within `bat`, you can follow these
diff --git a/doc/long-help.txt b/doc/long-help.txt
index d9cdce39..2b03490f 100644
--- a/doc/long-help.txt
+++ b/doc/long-help.txt
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ Options:
           set a default style, add the '--style=".."' option to the configuration file or export the
           BAT_STYLE environment variable (e.g.: export BAT_STYLE="..").
           
+          When styles are specified in multiple places, the "nearest" set of styles take precedence.
+          The command-line arguments are the highest priority, followed by the BAT_STYLE environment
+          variable, and then the configuration file. If any set of styles consists entirely of
+          components prefixed with "+" or "-", it will modify the previous set of styles instead of
+          replacing them.
+          
           By default, the following components are enabled:
             changes, grid, header-filename, numbers, snip
           
diff --git a/src/bin/bat/clap_app.rs b/src/bin/bat/clap_app.rs
index 8e79174b..33dde980 100644
--- a/src/bin/bat/clap_app.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bat/clap_app.rs
@@ -442,6 +442,12 @@ pub fn build_app(interactive_output: bool) -> Command {
                      pre-defined style ('full'). To set a default style, add the \
                      '--style=\"..\"' option to the configuration file or export the \
                      BAT_STYLE environment variable (e.g.: export BAT_STYLE=\"..\").\n\n\
+                     When styles are specified in multiple places, the \"nearest\" set \
+                     of styles take precedence. The command-line arguments are the highest \
+                     priority, followed by the BAT_STYLE environment variable, and then \
+                     the configuration file. If any set of styles consists entirely of \
+                     components prefixed with \"+\" or \"-\", it will modify the \
+                     previous set of styles instead of replacing them.\n\n\
                      By default, the following components are enabled:\n  \
                         changes, grid, header-filename, numbers, snip\n\n\
                      Possible values:\n\n  \