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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
index b93c268167d..c09d961d67e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ The commands accepted in walsender mode are:
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>BASE_BACKUP [<literal>LABEL</literal> <replaceable>'label'</replaceable>] [<literal>PROGRESS</literal>] [<literal>FAST</literal>] [<literal>WAL</literal>]</term>
+ <term>BASE_BACKUP [<literal>LABEL</literal> <replaceable>'label'</replaceable>] [<literal>PROGRESS</literal>] [<literal>FAST</literal>] [<literal>WAL</literal>] [<literal>NOWAIT</literal>]</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Instructs the server to start streaming a base backup.
@@ -1530,6 +1530,19 @@ The commands accepted in walsender mode are:
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>NOWAIT</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ By default, the backup will wait until the last required xlog
+ segment has been archived, or emit a warning if log archiving is
+ not enabled. Specifying <literal>NOWAIT</literal> disables both
+ the waiting and the warning, leaving the client responsible for
+ ensuring the required log is available.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>