diff --git a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
index 6af6f5edb2..63748c02b7 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ fetch.negotiationAlgorithm::
 	setting defaults to "skipping".
 	Unknown values will cause 'git fetch' to error out.
 +
-See also the `--negotiation-tip` option for linkgit:git-fetch[1].
+See also the `--negotiate-only` and `--negotiation-tip` options to
+linkgit:git-fetch[1].
 
 fetch.showForcedUpdates::
 	Set to false to enable `--no-show-forced-updates` in
diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
index 9e7b4e189c..e967ff1874 100644
--- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
@@ -62,8 +62,17 @@ The argument to this option may be a glob on ref names, a ref, or the (possibly
 abbreviated) SHA-1 of a commit. Specifying a glob is equivalent to specifying
 this option multiple times, one for each matching ref name.
 +
-See also the `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm` configuration variable
-documented in linkgit:git-config[1].
+See also the `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm` and `push.negotiate`
+configuration variables documented in linkgit:git-config[1], and the
+`--negotiate-only` option below.
+
+--negotiate-only::
+	Do not fetch anything from the server, and instead print the
+	ancestors of the provided `--negotiation-tip=*` arguments,
+	which we have in common with the server.
++
+Internally this is used to implement the `push.negotiate` option, see
+linkgit:git-config[1].
 
 --dry-run::
 	Show what would be done, without making any changes.