diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt
index 9cb4476f..db7f9c3a 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.8.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt
@@ -269,6 +269,10 @@ Sync Options[[SO]]
 	Directs pacman to ignore upgrades of package even if there is one
 	available.
 
+*\--ignoregroup* <'group'>::
+	Directs pacman to ignore upgrades of all packages in 'group' even if
+	there is one available.
+
 
 Handling Config Files[[HCF]]
 ----------------------------
diff --git a/src/pacman/pacman.c b/src/pacman/pacman.c
index b00e3dc0..9f0293f8 100644
--- a/src/pacman/pacman.c
+++ b/src/pacman/pacman.c
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ static void usage(int op, const char * const myname)
 			printf(_("  -w, --downloadonly   download packages but do not install/upgrade anything\n"));
 			printf(_("  -y, --refresh        download fresh package databases from the server\n"));
 			printf(_("      --ignore <pkg>   ignore a package upgrade (can be used more than once)\n"));
+			printf(_("      --ignoregroup <grp>\n"
+			         "                       ignore a group upgrade (can be used more than once)\n"));
 		}
 		printf(_("      --config <path>  set an alternate configuration file\n"));
 		printf(_("      --logfile <path> set an alternate log file\n"));