diff --git a/docs/django-admin.txt b/docs/django-admin.txt
index ae19547e59..799964d4d2 100644
--- a/docs/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/django-admin.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ which is optional, should be zero or more of the options listed in this
 document.
 
 Run ``django-admin.py --help`` to display a help message that includes a terse
-list of all available ``action``s and ``option``s.
+list of all available actions and options.
 
 Most ``action``s take a list of "app"s. An "app," in this case, is the name of
 a file containing Django models. For example, if you have a model module called
@@ -144,3 +144,23 @@ startproject [projectname]
 
 Creates a Django project directory structure for the given project name in the
 current directory.
+
+Available options
+=================
+
+--settings
+==========
+
+Example usage::
+
+    django-admin.py init --settings='myproject.settings.main'
+
+Explicitly specifies the settings module to use. The settings module should be
+in Python path syntax, e.g. "myproject.settings.main". If this isn't provided,
+``django-admin.py`` will use the DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable.
+
+--help
+======
+
+Displays a help message that includes a terse list of all available actions and
+options.