diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index c8186cdb1..c79efde07 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -703,6 +703,9 @@ void CmdLineParser::PrintHelp()
               "    -I <dir>             Give include path. Give several -I parameters to give\n"
               "                         several paths. First given path is checked first. If\n"
               "                         paths are relative to source files, this is not needed.\n"
+              "    --includes-file=<file>\n"
+              "                         Specify the include paths to check in a text file. Add\n"
+              "                         one include path per line.\n"
               "    -i <dir or file>     Give a source file or source file directory to exclude\n"
               "                         from the check. This applies only to source files so\n"
               "                         header files included by source files are not matched.\n"
diff --git a/man/cppcheck.1.xml b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
index bb9884f42..a1ef6d765 100644
--- a/man/cppcheck.1.xml
+++ b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ man(1), man(7), http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Man-Page/
       <arg choice="opt"><option>--force</option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt"><option>--help</option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt"><option>-I&lt;dir&gt;</option></arg>
+      <arg choice="opt"><option>--includes-file=&lt;file&gt;</option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt"><option>-i&lt;dir&gt;</option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt"><option>--inline-suppr</option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt"><option>-j&lt;jobs&gt;</option></arg>
@@ -271,7 +272,13 @@ default. If used together with --max-ifdefs=, the last option is the one that is
 files, this is not needed.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
-      
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><option>--includes-file=&lt;file&gt;</option></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Specify the include paths to check in a text file. Add one include path per line.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>-i &lt;dir&gt;</option></term>
         <listitem>