diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 45e2e06d7..1a96edb65 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -3512,7 +3512,8 @@ http-check send-state
 
   See also : "option httpchk", "http-check disable-on-404"
 
-http-request { allow | deny | tarpit | auth [realm <realm>] | redirect <rule> |
+http-request { allow | tarpit | auth [realm <realm>] | redirect <rule> |
+              deny [deny_status <status>] |
               add-header <name> <fmt> | set-header <name> <fmt> |
               capture <sample> [ len <length> | id <id> ] |
               del-header <name> | set-nice <nice> | set-log-level <level> |
@@ -3547,8 +3548,10 @@ http-request { allow | deny | tarpit | auth [realm <realm>] | redirect <rule> |
       pass the check. No further "http-request" rules are evaluated.
 
     - "deny" : this stops the evaluation of the rules and immediately rejects
-      the request and emits an HTTP 403 error. No further "http-request" rules
-      are evaluated.
+      the request and emits an HTTP 403 error, or optionally the status code
+      specified as an argument to "deny_status". The list of permitted status
+      codes is limited to those that can be overridden by the "errorfile"
+      directive. No further "http-request" rules are evaluated.
 
     - "tarpit" : this stops the evaluation of the rules and immediately blocks
       the request without responding for a delay specified by "timeout tarpit"