diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5
index 9c61bb15d1..548e9a2bbc 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@ the target using the "pseudorootdn" DN.
 Note: cleartext credentials must be supplied here; as a consequence,
 using the pseudorootdn/pseudorootpw directives is inherently unsafe.
 
+.TP
+.B pseudoroot-bind-defer {NO|yes}
+This directive, when set to 
+.BR yes ,
+causes the authentication to the remote servers with the pseudo-root
+identity to be deferred until actually needed by subsequent operations.
+
 .TP
 .B rewrite* ...
 The rewrite options are described in the "REWRITING" section.