diff --git a/content/manuals/engine/logging/drivers/fluentd.md b/content/manuals/engine/logging/drivers/fluentd.md
index 4f44382affc..83ab0f03541 100644
--- a/content/manuals/engine/logging/drivers/fluentd.md
+++ b/content/manuals/engine/logging/drivers/fluentd.md
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ The maximum number of retries. Defaults to `4294967295` (2\*\*32 - 1).
 
 Generates event logs in nanosecond resolution. Defaults to `false`.
 
+### fluentd-write-timeout
+
+Sets the timeout for the write call to the Fluentd daemon. By default,
+writes have no timeout and will block indefinitely.
+
 ## Fluentd daemon management with Docker
 
 About `Fluentd` itself, see [the project webpage](https://www.fluentd.org)