diff --git a/doc/bat.1 b/doc/bat.1
index a2d6576f..0105ad17 100644
--- a/doc/bat.1
+++ b/doc/bat.1
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ prints lines 1 to 40
 prints lines 40 to the end of the file
 .RE
 .HP
+\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-highlight\-line\fR <N>...
+.IP
+Highlight the N-th line with a different background color
+.HP
 \fB\-\-color\fR <when>
 .IP
 Specify when to use colored output. The automatic mode only enables colors if an