diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index a89501f21ed..f15f37b8b62 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -1098,6 +1098,10 @@ CmdLineParser::Result CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const a
                     mSettings.showtime = SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_FILE_TOTAL;
                 else if (showtimeMode == "summary")
                     mSettings.showtime = SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_SUMMARY;
+                else if (showtimeMode == "top5") {
+                    mSettings.showtime = SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_TOP5_FILE;
+                    mLogger.printMessage("--showtime=top5 is deprecated and will be removed in Cppcheck 2.14. Please use --showtime=top5_file or --showtime=top5_summary instead.");
+                }
                 else if (showtimeMode == "top5_file")
                     mSettings.showtime = SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_TOP5_FILE;
                 else if (showtimeMode == "top5_summary")
@@ -1109,7 +1113,7 @@ CmdLineParser::Result CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const a
                     return Result::Fail;
                 }
                 else {
-                    mLogger.printError("unrecognized --showtime mode: '" + showtimeMode + "'. Supported modes: file, file-total, summary, top5_file, top5_summary.");
+                    mLogger.printError("unrecognized --showtime mode: '" + showtimeMode + "'. Supported modes: file, file-total, summary, top5, top5_file, top5_summary.");
                     return Result::Fail;
                 }
             }
@@ -1578,6 +1582,8 @@ void CmdLineParser::printHelp() const
         "                                 Show the top 5 for each processed file\n"
         "                          * top5_summary\n"
         "                                 Show the top 5 summary at the end\n"
+        "                          * top5\n"
+        "                                 Alias for top5_file (deprecated)\n"
         "    --std=<id>           Set standard.\n"
         "                         The available options are:\n"
         "                          * c89\n"
diff --git a/man/cppcheck.1.xml b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
index d75cd498065..f6838587b62 100644
--- a/man/cppcheck.1.xml
+++ b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ There are false positives with this option. Each result must be carefully invest
         </term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Show timing information. The available mode are:
-            <glosslist><glossentry><glossterm>none</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show nothing (default)</para></glossdef></glossentry><glossentry><glossterm>file</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show for each processed file</para></glossdef></glossentry><glossentry><glossterm>file-total</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show total time only for each processed file</para></glossdef></glossentry><glossentry><glossterm>summary</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show a summary at the end</para></glossdef></glossentry><glossentry><glossterm>top5_file</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show the top 5 for each processed file</para></glossdef></glossentry><glossentry><glossterm>top5_summary</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show the top 5 summary at the end</para></glossdef></glossentry></glosslist>
+            <glosslist><glossentry><glossterm>none</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show nothing (default)</para></glossdef></glossentry><glossentry><glossterm>file</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show for each processed file</para></glossdef></glossentry><glossentry><glossterm>file-total</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show total time only for each processed file</para></glossdef></glossentry><glossentry><glossterm>summary</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show a summary at the end</para></glossdef></glossentry><glossentry><glossterm>top5_file</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show the top 5 for each processed file</para></glossdef></glossentry><glossentry><glossterm>top5_summary</glossterm><glossdef><para>Show the top 5 summary at the end</para></glossdef></glossentry><glossentry><glossterm>top5</glossterm><glossdef><para>Alias for top5_file (deprecated)</para></glossdef></glossentry></glosslist>
           </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/releasenotes.txt b/releasenotes.txt
index 1679d80e224..6b313cce25d 100644
--- a/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/releasenotes.txt
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@ Other:
 - Using Visual Studio with CMake now checks if the CMake version is at least 3.13. This was always required but was not checked explicitly.
 - Added '--template=simple'. It is expands to '{file}:{line}:{column}: {severity}:{inconclusive:inconclusive:} {message} [{id}]' without any additional location details.
 - Removed deprecated platform type 'Unspecified'. Please use 'unspecified' instead.
-- Removed deprecated '--showtime=' value 'top5'. Please use 'top5_file' or 'top5_summary' instead.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
index a9886cd1304..07d179b2b33 100644
--- a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -1743,8 +1743,9 @@ class TestCmdlineParser : public TestFixture {
         REDIRECT;
         const char * const argv[] = {"cppcheck", "--showtime=top5", "file.cpp"};
         settings->showtime = SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_NONE;
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(CmdLineParser::Result::Fail, parser->parseFromArgs(3, argv));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("cppcheck: error: unrecognized --showtime mode: 'top5'. Supported modes: file, file-total, summary, top5_file, top5_summary.\n", logger->str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(CmdLineParser::Result::Success, parser->parseFromArgs(3, argv));
+        ASSERT(settings->showtime == SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_TOP5_FILE);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("cppcheck: --showtime=top5 is deprecated and will be removed in Cppcheck 2.14. Please use --showtime=top5_file or --showtime=top5_summary instead.\n", logger->str());
     }
 
     void showtimeTop5File() {
@@ -1782,7 +1783,7 @@ class TestCmdlineParser : public TestFixture {
         REDIRECT;
         const char * const argv[] = {"cppcheck", "--showtime=top10", "file.cpp"};
         ASSERT_EQUALS(CmdLineParser::Result::Fail, parser->parseFromArgs(3, argv));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("cppcheck: error: unrecognized --showtime mode: 'top10'. Supported modes: file, file-total, summary, top5_file, top5_summary.\n", logger->str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("cppcheck: error: unrecognized --showtime mode: 'top10'. Supported modes: file, file-total, summary, top5, top5_file, top5_summary.\n", logger->str());
     }
 
     void errorlist() {