diff --git a/Mkfiles/msvc.mak b/Mkfiles/msvc.mak
index 8857b788..155286f0 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/msvc.mak
+++ b/Mkfiles/msvc.mak
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ NDISASM = disasm\ndisasm.obj
 PROGOBJ = $(NASM) $(NDISASM)
 PROGS   = nasm$(X) ndisasm$(X)
 
-# Files dependent on extracted warnings
+# Files dependent on warnings.dat
 WARNOBJ   = asm\warnings.obj
 WARNFILES = asm\warnings_c.h include\warnings.h doc\warnings.src
 
diff --git a/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak b/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak
index 0755fdd3..d0ba5128 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak
+++ b/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ NDISASM = disasm\ndisasm.obj
 PROGOBJ = $(NASM) $(NDISASM)
 PROGS   = nasm$(X) ndisasm$(X)
 
-# Files dependent on extracted warnings
+# Files dependent on warnings.dat
 WARNOBJ   = asm\warnings.obj
 WARNFILES = asm\warnings_c.h include\warnings.h doc\warnings.src
 
diff --git a/asm/directiv.c b/asm/directiv.c
index 0162bdff..e89d2f26 100644
--- a/asm/directiv.c
+++ b/asm/directiv.c
@@ -603,6 +603,18 @@ bool process_directives(char *directive)
     case D_PRAGMA:
         process_pragma(value);
         break;
+
+    case D_PREFIX:
+    case D_GPREFIX:
+    case D_SUFFIX:
+    case D_GSUFFIX:
+    case D_POSTFIX:
+    case D_GPOSTFIX:
+    case D_LPREFIX:
+    case D_LSUFFIX:
+    case D_LPOSTFIX:
+        set_label_mangle(d, value);
+        break;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/asm/directiv.dat b/asm/directiv.dat
index 18a55540..169377cf 100644
--- a/asm/directiv.dat
+++ b/asm/directiv.dat
@@ -87,18 +87,23 @@ uppercase			; outieee, outobj
 #special pragma_tokens
 
 ; --- Assembler pragmas
-prefix
-suffix
-gprefix
-gsuffix
-lprefix
-lsuffix
 limit
 
 ; --- Listing pragmas
 options
 
-; --- Backend pragmas
+; --- Common output pragmas
+prefix
+suffix
+postfix
+gprefix
+gsuffix
+gpostfix
+lprefix
+lsuffix
+lpostfix
+
+; --- Backend-specific pragmas
 subsections_via_symbols		; macho
 no_dead_strip			; macho
 maxdump				; dbg
diff --git a/asm/labels.c b/asm/labels.c
index d8ac8f6f..b9d3be20 100644
--- a/asm/labels.c
+++ b/asm/labels.c
@@ -262,14 +262,45 @@ static inline bool is_global(enum label_type type)
     return type == LBL_GLOBAL || type == LBL_COMMON;
 }
 
+enum mangle_index {
+    LM_LPREFIX,                 /* Local variable prefix */
+    LM_LSUFFIX,                 /* Local variable suffix */
+    LM_GPREFIX,                 /* Global variable prefix */
+    LM_GSUFFIX                  /* GLobal variable suffix */
+};
+
 static const char *mangle_strings[] = {"", "", "", ""};
 static bool mangle_string_set[ARRAY_SIZE(mangle_strings)];
 
 /*
  * Set a prefix or suffix
  */
-void set_label_mangle(enum mangle_index which, const char *what)
+void set_label_mangle(enum directive how, const char *what)
 {
+    enum mangle_index which;
+
+    switch (how) {
+    case D_PREFIX:
+    case D_GPREFIX:
+        which = LM_GPREFIX;
+        break;
+    case D_SUFFIX:
+    case D_GSUFFIX:
+    case D_POSTFIX:
+    case D_GPOSTFIX:
+        which = LM_GSUFFIX;
+        break;
+    case D_LPREFIX:
+        which = LM_LPREFIX;
+        break;
+    case D_LSUFFIX:
+    case D_LPOSTFIX:
+        which = LM_LSUFFIX;
+        break;
+    default:
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (mangle_string_set[which])
         return;                 /* Once set, do not change */
 
diff --git a/asm/nasm.c b/asm/nasm.c
index db28bef9..49fa00eb 100644
--- a/asm/nasm.c
+++ b/asm/nasm.c
@@ -932,15 +932,15 @@ static const struct textargs textopts[] = {
     {"version", OPT_VERSION, ARG_NO, 0},
     {"help",     OPT_HELP,  ARG_MAYBE, 0},
     {"abort-on-panic", OPT_ABORT_ON_PANIC, ARG_NO, 0},
-    {"prefix",   OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, LM_GPREFIX},
-    {"postfix",  OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, LM_GSUFFIX},
-    {"suffix",   OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, LM_GSUFFIX},
-    {"gprefix",  OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, LM_GPREFIX},
-    {"gpostfix", OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, LM_GSUFFIX},
-    {"gsuffix",  OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, LM_GSUFFIX},
-    {"lprefix",  OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, LM_LPREFIX},
-    {"lpostfix", OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, LM_LSUFFIX},
-    {"lsuffix",  OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, LM_LSUFFIX},
+    {"prefix",   OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, D_PREFIX},
+    {"postfix",  OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, D_POSTFIX},
+    {"suffix",   OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, D_SUFFIX},
+    {"gprefix",  OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, D_GPREFIX},
+    {"gpostfix", OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, D_GPOSTFIX},
+    {"gsuffix",  OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, D_GSUFFIX},
+    {"lprefix",  OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, D_LPREFIX},
+    {"lpostfix", OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, D_LPOSTFIX},
+    {"lsuffix",  OPT_MANGLE, ARG_YES, D_LSUFFIX},
     {"include",  OPT_INCLUDE, ARG_YES, 0},
     {"pragma",   OPT_PRAGMA,  ARG_YES, 0},
     {"before",   OPT_BEFORE,  ARG_YES, 0},
diff --git a/asm/pragma.c b/asm/pragma.c
index ce3e8149..7945a66f 100644
--- a/asm/pragma.c
+++ b/asm/pragma.c
@@ -287,17 +287,14 @@ static enum directive_result output_pragma_common(const struct pragma *pragma)
     switch (pragma->opcode) {
     case D_PREFIX:
     case D_GPREFIX:
-        set_label_mangle(LM_GPREFIX, pragma->tail);
-        return DIRR_OK;
     case D_SUFFIX:
     case D_GSUFFIX:
-        set_label_mangle(LM_GSUFFIX, pragma->tail);
-        return DIRR_OK;
+    case D_POSTFIX:
+    case D_GPOSTFIX:
     case D_LPREFIX:
-        set_label_mangle(LM_LPREFIX, pragma->tail);
-        return DIRR_OK;
     case D_LSUFFIX:
-        set_label_mangle(LM_LSUFFIX, pragma->tail);
+    case D_LPOSTFIX:
+        set_label_mangle(pragma->opcode, pragma->tail);
         return DIRR_OK;
     default:
         return DIRR_UNKNOWN;
diff --git a/doc/changes.src b/doc/changes.src
index 6ff1bde4..3a42a0d9 100644
--- a/doc/changes.src
+++ b/doc/changes.src
@@ -36,8 +36,14 @@ It is the production version of NASM since 2025.
 \b A new \c{--bits} option as convenience shorthand for \c{--before
    "BITS ..."}.  See \k{opt-bits}.
 
-\b Add aliases \c{--suffix}, \c{--gsuffix} and \c{--lsuffix} for the
-   corresponding \c{postfix} options.  See \k{opt-pfix}.
+\b The options and pragmas for configuring external label mangling
+   were inconsistent, the former using the spelling \c{postfix} and
+   the latter \c{suffix}. Furthermore, these were also documented as
+   \e{directives} in addition to pragmas. Implement the already
+   documented directives (bracketed forms only) and allow both
+   \c{postfix} and \c{suffix} in all cases.
+
+   See \k{opt-pfix} and \k{mangling}.
 
 \b Define additional permissive patterns and fix some opcode bugs.
 
diff --git a/doc/directiv.src b/doc/directiv.src
index 218fafc0..52aef044 100644
--- a/doc/directiv.src
+++ b/doc/directiv.src
@@ -402,26 +402,38 @@ global variables).
 Unlike \c{GLOBAL}, \c{STATIC} does not allow object formats to accept
 private extensions mentioned in \k{global}.
 
-\H{mangling} \i\c{(G|L)PREFIX}, \i\c{(G|L)POSTFIX}: Mangling Symbols
+\IR{PREFIX} \c{[PREFIX]}
+\IC{PREFIX}{GPREFIX} \c{[GPREFIX]}
+\IC{PREFIX}{LPREFIX} \c{[LPREFIX]}
+\IC{PREFIX}{SUFFIX} \c{[SUFFIX]}
+\IC{PREFIX}{GSUFFIX} \c{[GSUFFIX]}
+\IC{PREFIX}{LSUFFIX} \c{[LSUFFIX]}
+\IC{PREFIX}{POSTFIX} \c{[POSTFIX]}
+\IC{PREFIX}{GPOSTFIX} \c{[GPOSTFIX]}
+\IC{PREFIX}{LPOSTFIX} \c{[LPOSTFIX]}
 
-\c{PREFIX}, \c{GPREFIX}, \c{LPREFIX}, \c{POSTFIX}, \c{GPOSTFIX}, and
-\c{LPOSTFIX} directives can prepend or append a string to a certain
+\H{mangling} \I{PREFIX}\c{[GL]PREFIX}, \c{[GL]SUFFIX}: Mangling Symbols
+
+\c{[PREFIX}, \c{[GPREFIX}, \c{[LPREFIX}, \c{[SUFFIX}, \c{[GSUFFIX}, and
+\c{[LSUFFIX} directives can prepend or append a string to a certain
 type of symbols, normally to fit specific ABI conventions
 
-\b\c{PREFIX}|\c{GPREFIX}: Prepend the argument to all \c{EXTERN},
+\b\c{[PREFIX}, \c{[GPREFIX}: Prepend the argument to all \c{EXTERN},
 \c{COMMON}, \c{STATIC}, and \c{GLOBAL} symbols.
 
-\b\c{LPREFIX}: Prepend the argument to all other symbols
+\b\c{[LPREFIX}: Prepend the argument to all other symbols
 such as local labels and backend defined symbols.
 
-\b\c{POSTFIX}|\c{GPOSTFIX}: Append the argument to all \c{EXTERN},
-\c{COMMON}, \c{STATIC}, and \c{GLOBAL} symbols.
+\b\c{[SUFFIX]}, \c{[GSUFFIX]}, \c{[POSTFIX]}, \c{[GPOSTFIX]}: Append
+the argument to all \c{EXTERN}, \c{COMMON}, \c{STATIC}, and
+\c{GLOBAL} symbols.
 
-\b\c{LPOSTFIX}: Append the argument to all other symbols
+\b\c{[LSUFFIX]}, \c{[LPOSTFIX]}: Append the argument to all other symbols
 such as local labels and backend defined symbols.
 
-These are macros implemented as pragmas, and using \c{%pragma} syntax
-can be restricted to specific backends (see \k{pragma}):
+These directives are also implemented as pragmas, and using
+\c{%pragma} syntax can be restricted to specific backends (see
+\k{pragma}):
 
 \c %pragma macho lprefix L_
 
@@ -443,13 +455,19 @@ naming scheme to chunk up sections into smaller subsections, each of
 which may be eliminated. When the \c{subsections_via_symbols}
 directive (\k{macho-ssvs}) is declared, each symbol is the start of a
 separate block. The subsection is, then, defined to include sections
-before the one that starts with a 'L'. \c{LPREFIX} is useful here to
+before the one that starts with a 'L'. \c{[LPREFIX]} is useful here to
 mark all local symbols with the 'L' prefix to be excluded to the meta
 section.  It converts local symbols compatible with the particular
 toolchain.  Note that local symbols declared with \c{STATIC}
 (\k{static}) are excluded from the symbol mangling and also not marked
 as global.
 
+Earlier versions of NASM called the pragmas \i\c{suffix} and the
+options \i\c{--postfix}, and did not implement directives at all
+despite being so documented. Since NASM 3.01, the directive forms are
+implemented, and directives, pragmas and options all support all
+spellings.
+
 
 \H{CPU} \i\c{CPU}: Defining CPU Dependencies
 
diff --git a/doc/running.src b/doc/running.src
index f0e65277..361c4124 100644
--- a/doc/running.src
+++ b/doc/running.src
@@ -557,9 +557,13 @@ system calling conventions.
 
 \c{--prefix} is an alias for \c{--gprefix}.
 
-Starting with NASM 3.01, \c{--suffix}, \c{--gsuffix}, and
-\c{--lsuffix} are accepted as aliases for the corresponding
-\c{postfix} options.
+See \k{mangling} for the equivalent directives and pragmas.
+
+Earlier versions of NASM called the pragmas \i\c{suffix} and the
+options \i\c{--postfix}, and did not implement directives at all
+despite being so documented. Since NASM 3.01, the directive forms are
+implemented, and directives, pragmas and options all support all
+spellings.
 
 
 \IR{--pragma} \c{--pragma} option
diff --git a/include/labels.h b/include/labels.h
index cb5e3807..ce160a28 100644
--- a/include/labels.h
+++ b/include/labels.h
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@
 
 #include "compiler.h"
 
-enum mangle_index {
-    LM_LPREFIX,                 /* Local variable prefix */
-    LM_LSUFFIX,                 /* Local variable suffix */
-    LM_GPREFIX,                 /* Global variable prefix */
-    LM_GSUFFIX                  /* GLobal variable suffix */
-};
-
 enum label_type {
     LBL_none = -1,              /* No label */
     LBL_LOCAL = 0,              /* Must be zero */
@@ -39,7 +32,7 @@ void define_label(const char *label, int32_t segment, int64_t offset,
 void backend_label(const char *label, int32_t segment, int64_t offset);
 bool declare_label(const char *label, enum label_type type,
                    const char *special);
-void set_label_mangle(enum mangle_index which, const char *what);
+void set_label_mangle(enum directive which, const char *what);
 int init_labels(void);
 void cleanup_labels(void);
 const char *local_scope(const char *label);