diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5
index 2f33aa3..c5de4a9 100644
--- a/ssh_config.5
+++ b/ssh_config.5
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.8 2003/05/14 18:16:20 jakob Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.9 2003/05/15 14:55:25 djm Exp $
 .Dd September 25, 1999
 .Dt SSH_CONFIG 5
 .Os
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@
 The argument must be an integer.
 This may be useful in scripts if the connection sometimes fails.
 The default is 1.
+.It Cm ConnectTimeout
+Specifies the timeout (in seconds) used when connecting to the ssh
+server, instead of using the default system TCP timeout. This value is 
+used only when the target is down or really unreachable, not when it
+refuses the connection.
 .It Cm DynamicForward
 Specifies that a TCP/IP port on the local machine be forwarded
 over the secure channel, and the application