diff --git a/doc/man/man3/index.txt b/doc/man/man3/index.txt
index 3b7be1826..8989a1141 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/index.txt
+++ b/doc/man/man3/index.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ notcurses(3)          notcurses.3.ronn
 notcurses_init(3)     notcurses_init.3.ronn
 notcurses_stdplane(3) notcurses_stdplane.3.ronn
 notcurses_ncplane(3)  notcurses_ncplane.3.ronn
+notcurses_newplane(3) notcurses_newplane.3.ronn
 notcurses_cell(3)     notcurses_cell.3.ronn
 notcurses_input(3)    notcurses_input.3.ronn
 notcurses_output(3)   notcurses_output.3.ronn
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_ncplane.3.ronn b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_ncplane.3.ronn
index 312a31873..c8b0204b4 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_ncplane.3.ronn
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_ncplane.3.ronn
@@ -6,23 +6,41 @@ notcurses_ncplane(3) -- operations on notcurses planes
 `#include <notcurses.h>`
 
 `int ncplane_resize(struct ncplane* n, int keepy, int keepx, int keepleny, int keeplenx, int yoff, int xoff, int ylen, int xlen);`
+
 `int ncplane_move_yx(struct ncplane* n, int y, int x);`
+
 `void ncplane_yx(const struct ncplane* n, int* restrict y, int* restrict x);`
+
 `int ncplane_set_default(struct ncplane* ncp, const cell* c);`
+
 `int ncplane_default(struct ncplane* ncp, cell* c);`
+
 `int ncplane_destroy(struct ncplane* ncp);`
+
 `int ncplane_move_top(struct ncplane* n);`
+
 `int ncplane_move_bottom(struct ncplane* n);`
+
 `int ncplane_move_above(struct ncplane* n, struct ncplane* above);`
+
 `int ncplane_move_below(struct ncplane* n, struct ncplane* below);`
+
 `struct ncplane* ncplane_below(struct ncplane* n);`
+
 `int ncplane_at_cursor(struct ncplane* n, cell* c);`
+
 `int ncplane_at_yx(struct ncplane* n, int y, int x, cell* c);`
+
 `void* ncplane_set_userptr(struct ncplane* n, void* opaque);`
+
 `void* ncplane_userptr(struct ncplane* n);`
+
 `const void* ncplane_userptr_const(const struct ncplane* n);`
+
 `void ncplane_dim_yx(const struct ncplane* n, int* restrict rows, int* restrict cols);`
+
 `int ncplane_cursor_move_yx(struct ncplane* n, int y, int x);`
+
 `void ncplane_cursor_yx(const struct ncplane* n, int* restrict y, int* restrict x);`
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_newplane.3.ronn b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_newplane.3.ronn
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07abc28f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_newplane.3.ronn
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+notcurses_newplane(3) -- create a new ncplane atop the z-buffer
+===============================================================
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+
+`#include <notcurses.h>`
+
+`struct ncplane* notcurses_newplane(struct notcurses* nc, int rows, int cols, int yoff, int xoff, void* opaque);`
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+
+
+## RETURN VALUES
+
+## AUTHORS
+
+Nick Black <nickblack@linux.com>
+
+## SEE ALSO
+
+notcurses_ncplane(3), notcurses_stdplane(3)