diff --git a/doc/man/taskrc.5.in b/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
index 90fc4790b..e1d4fbb3d 100644
--- a/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
+++ b/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
@@ -241,6 +241,13 @@ rc.data.location or TASKDATA override) is missing. Default value is '0'.
 Determines whether to use ioctl to establish the size of the window you are
 using, for text wrapping.
 
+.TP
+.B limit:25
+Specifies the desired number of tasks a report should show, if a positive
+integer is given.  The value 'page' may also be used, and will limit the
+report output to as many lines of text as will fit on screen. Default value
+is '25'.
+
 .TP
 .B defaultwidth=80
 The width of output used when auto-detection support is not available. Defaults