diff --git a/command_parse.go b/command_parse.go
index 9265d8279d..2d516f7ca2 100644
--- a/command_parse.go
+++ b/command_parse.go
@@ -236,19 +236,20 @@ func (cmd *Command) parseFlags(args Args) (Args, error) {
 			// the check above has already found every flag of the group
 			sf := cmd.lookupAppliedFlag(string(c))
 			if fb, ok := sf.(boolFlag); ok && fb.IsBoolFlag() {
-				fv := flagVal
-				if index == lastIndex && flagVal == "" {
-					fv = "true"
-				}
-				if fv == "" {
-					fv = "true"
+				// the value after "=" belongs to the last flag of the group,
+				// so a bool flag before it is just set
+				fv := "true"
+				if index == lastIndex && flagVal != "" {
+					fv = flagVal
 				}
 				if err := cmd.set(string(c), sf, fv); err != nil {
 					tracef("processing flag.2 (fName=%[1]q)", string(c))
 					return &stringSliceArgs{posArgs}, err
 				}
 			} else if index == lastIndex { // last flag can take an arg
-				if flagVal == "" {
+				// as with a single flag, an explicit "=" with nothing after
+				// it is an empty value, not a request to read the next arg
+				if flagVal == "" && !valFromEqual {
 					if len(rargs) == 1 {
 						return &stringSliceArgs{posArgs}, fmt.Errorf("%s%s", argumentNotProvidedErrMsg, string(c))
 					}
diff --git a/command_test.go b/command_test.go
index 73599dc643..18cf901d0a 100644
--- a/command_test.go
+++ b/command_test.go
@@ -1534,6 +1534,41 @@ func TestCommand_UseShortOptionHandlingMultiByteLastFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "flag needs an argument: "+name)
 }
 
+func TestCommand_UseShortOptionHandlingValueForLastFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	var verbose, extra bool
+	var value string
+	var args []string
+	newCmd := func() *Command {
+		return &Command{
+			Name:                   "app",
+			UseShortOptionHandling: true,
+			Flags: []Flag{
+				&BoolFlag{Name: "v"},
+				&BoolFlag{Name: "x"},
+				&StringFlag{Name: "n"},
+			},
+			Action: func(_ context.Context, cmd *Command) error {
+				verbose = cmd.Bool("v")
+				extra = cmd.Bool("x")
+				value = cmd.String("n")
+				args = cmd.Args().Slice()
+				return nil
+			},
+			Writer:    io.Discard,
+			ErrWriter: io.Discard,
+		}
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, newCmd().Run(buildTestContext(t), []string{"app", "-vn=value", "operand"}))
+	assert.True(t, verbose)
+	assert.Equal(t, "value", value)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"operand"}, args)
+
+	require.NoError(t, newCmd().Run(buildTestContext(t), []string{"app", "-vx=false"}))
+	assert.True(t, verbose)
+	assert.False(t, extra)
+}
+
 func TestCommand_UseShortOptionHandlingCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		one, two bool
@@ -6948,6 +6983,48 @@ func TestFlagEqualsEmptyValue(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "", val)
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"positional"}, args)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("-vn= in a short option group sets empty string", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var val string
+		var verbose bool
+		var args []string
+
+		cmd := &Command{
+			UseShortOptionHandling: true,
+			Flags: []Flag{
+				&BoolFlag{Name: "v", Destination: &verbose},
+				&StringFlag{Name: "n", Destination: &val, Value: "default"},
+			},
+			Action: func(_ context.Context, cmd *Command) error {
+				args = cmd.Args().Slice()
+				return nil
+			},
+		}
+
+		err := cmd.Run(buildTestContext(t), []string{"app", "-vn=", "positional"})
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, verbose)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", val)
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{"positional"}, args)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("-vn= at the end of a short option group sets empty string", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var val string
+		var verbose bool
+
+		cmd := &Command{
+			UseShortOptionHandling: true,
+			Flags: []Flag{
+				&BoolFlag{Name: "v", Destination: &verbose},
+				&StringFlag{Name: "n", Destination: &val, Value: "default"},
+			},
+		}
+
+		err := cmd.Run(buildTestContext(t), []string{"app", "-vn="})
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, verbose)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", val)
+	})
 }
 
 // TestCommand_NoDefaultCmdArgMatchingFlag tests the argument set