diff --git a/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.8 b/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.8
index 6252a5d893f..93ea3c2caa6 100644
--- a/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.8
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ compatibility with historic versions of
 .It Cm bg
 Same as
 .Fl b .
+.It Cm fg
+Same as not specifying
+.Fl b .
 .It Cm conn
 Same as not specifying
 .Fl c .
@@ -276,6 +279,9 @@ Same as
 .It Cm soft
 Same as
 .Fl s .
+.It Cm hard
+Same as not specifying
+.Fl s .
 .It Cm tcp
 Same as
 .Fl T .
diff --git a/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.c b/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.c
index ad1e6d43679..44d45e85760 100644
--- a/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.c
+++ b/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ struct mntopt mopts[] = {
 	MOPT_UPDATE,
 	MOPT_ASYNC,
 	{ "bg", 0, ALTF_BG, 1 },
+	{ "fg", 1, ALTF_BG, 1 },
 	{ "conn", 1, ALTF_NOCONN, 1 },
 	{ "dumbtimer", 0, ALTF_DUMBTIMR, 1 },
 	{ "intr", 0, ALTF_INTR, 1 },
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ struct mntopt mopts[] = {
 	{ "mntudp", 0, ALTF_MNTUDP, 1 },
 	{ "resvport", 0, ALTF_RESVPORT, 1 },
 	{ "soft", 0, ALTF_SOFT, 1 },
+	{ "hard", 1, ALTF_SOFT, 1 },
 	{ "tcp", 0, ALTF_TCP, 1 },
 	{ "port=", 0, ALTF_PORT, 1 },
 	{ "nfsv2", 0, ALTF_NFSV2, 1 },