diff --git a/doc/7-icinga-template-library.md b/doc/7-icinga-template-library.md
index 06a7b18d8..ffdb14f98 100644
--- a/doc/7-icinga-template-library.md
+++ b/doc/7-icinga-template-library.md
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@ Name                | Description
 snmp_address        | **Optional.** The host's address. Defaults to "$address$" if the host's `address` attribute is set, "$address6$" otherwise.
 snmp_oid            | **Required.** The SNMP OID.
 snmp_community      | **Optional.** The SNMP community. Defaults to "public".
+snmp_port           | **Optional.** The SNMP port. Defaults to "161".
 snmp_warn           | **Optional.** The warning threshold.
 snmp_crit           | **Optional.** The critical threshold.
 snmp_string         | **Optional.** Return OK state if the string matches exactly with the output value
diff --git a/itl/command-plugins.conf b/itl/command-plugins.conf
index 22a64f5c0..4ebd338c3 100644
--- a/itl/command-plugins.conf
+++ b/itl/command-plugins.conf
@@ -1021,6 +1021,7 @@ object CheckCommand "snmp" {
 		"-l" = "$snmp_label$"
 		"-u" = "$snmp_units$"
 		"-t" = "$snmp_timeout$"
+		"-p" = "$snmp_port$"
 		"--invert-search" = {
 			set_if = "$snmp_invert_search$"
 			description = "Invert search result and return CRITICAL if found"