diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e3a313ae9..9bafc3b02 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
  + HTML export in the form of an external scripts export-html.pl.
  + Two additional solarized theme files, solarized-dark-256.theme and
    solarized-light-256.theme (thanks to Stefan Keel).
+ + New 'dependency.indicator' configuration variable for the depends.indicator
+   report field.
 
 # Tracked Features, sorted by ID.
  + Added feature #523 & #659, adding 'status' as a reportable field (thanks to
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3b8920eaf..a004cdf69 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ New configuration options in taskwarrior 2.0.0
     dimensions of the terminal window.
   - Extension system now controlled by the 'extensions' configuration variable.
   - Two new solarized color themes.
+  - New 'dependency.indicator' for the 'depends.indicator' report field format.
 
 Newly deprecated features in taskwarrior 2.0.0
 
diff --git a/doc/man/taskrc.5.in b/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
index d6ecaa8da..c02e91977 100644
--- a/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
+++ b/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
@@ -300,11 +300,15 @@ string you like.
 
 .TP
 .B active.indicator=*
-The character or string to show in the active column.  Defaults to *.
+The character or string to show in the start.active column.  Defaults to *.
 
 .TP
 .B tag.indicator=+
-The character or string to show in the tag_indicator column.  Defaults to +.
+The character or string to show in the tag.indicator column.  Defaults to +.
+
+.TP
+.B dependency.indicator=D
+The character or string to show in the depends.indicator column.  Defaults to +.
 
 .TP
 .B recurrence.indicator=R
diff --git a/src/command.cpp b/src/command.cpp
index 664096c58..31805a718 100644
--- a/src/command.cpp
+++ b/src/command.cpp
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ int handleShow (std::string& outs)
     "color.sync.added color.sync.changed color.sync.rejected color.undo.after "
     "confirmation data.location dateformat dateformat.holiday "
     "dateformat.report dateformat.annotation debug default.command default.due "
-    "default.priority default.project defaultwidth due "
+    "default.priority default.project defaultwidth dependency.indicator due "
     "dependency.confirmation dependency.reminder detection locale displayweeknumber "
     "export.ical.class echo.command fontunderline gc locking monthsperline "
     "nag next journal.time journal.time.start.annotation journal.info "