diff --git a/cmd/generate.go b/cmd/generate.go
index e7071706e..4e91b1d3f 100644
--- a/cmd/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/generate.go
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ var (
 	}
 
 	microcmdGenerateLfsJwtSecret = cli.Command{
-		Name:   "LFS_JWT_SECRET",
-		Usage:  "Generate a new LFS_JWT_SECRET",
-		Action: runGenerateLfsJwtSecret,
+		Name:    "JWT_SECRET",
+		Aliases: []string{"LFS_JWT_SECRET"},
+		Usage:   "Generate a new JWT_SECRET",
+		Action:  runGenerateLfsJwtSecret,
 	}
 
 	microcmdGenerateSecretKey = cli.Command{
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md
index 021283f9c..9959ac30a 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ for automatic deployments.
     - `secret`:
         - Options:
             - `INTERNAL_TOKEN`: Token used for an internal API call authentication.
-            - `LFS_JWT_SECRET`: LFS authentication secret.
+            - `JWT_SECRET`: LFS & OAUTH2 JWT authentication secret (LFS_JWT_SECRET is aliased to this option for backwards compatibility).
             - `SECRET_KEY`: Global secret key.
         - Examples:
             - `gitea generate secret INTERNAL_TOKEN`
-            - `gitea generate secret LFS_JWT_SECRET`
+            - `gitea generate secret JWT_SECRET`
             - `gitea generate secret SECRET_KEY`
 
 #### keys