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diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
index c3dfd82b7..5c0dec773 100644
--- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
@@ -352,6 +352,19 @@ Allow clients to use the loopback pinentry features; see the option
@option{pinentry-mode} for details.
@end ifset
+@ifset gpgtwoone
+@item --no-allow-external-cache
+@opindex no-allow-external-cache
+Tell Pinentry not to enable features which use an external cache for
+passphrases.
+
+Some desktop environments prefer to unlock all
+credentials with one master password and may have installed a Pinentry
+which employs an additional external cache to implement such a policy.
+By using this option the Pinentry is advised not to make use of such a
+cache and instead always ask the user for the requested passphrase.
+@end ifset
+
@item --ignore-cache-for-signing
@opindex ignore-cache-for-signing
This option will let @command{gpg-agent} bypass the passphrase cache for all
@@ -713,6 +726,7 @@ again. Only certain options are honored: @code{quiet},
@code{verbose}, @code{debug}, @code{debug-all}, @code{debug-level},
@code{no-grab}, @code{pinentry-program}, @code{default-cache-ttl},
@code{max-cache-ttl}, @code{ignore-cache-for-signing},
+@code{no-allow-external-cache},
@code{allow-mark-trusted}, @code{disable-scdaemon}, and
@code{disable-check-own-socket}. @code{scdaemon-program} is also
supported but due to the current implementation, which calls the