diff --git a/man/man1/notmuch-config.1 b/man/man1/notmuch-config.1
index 395cb9c4..a55dbef5 100644
--- a/man/man1/notmuch-config.1
+++ b/man/man1/notmuch-config.1
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ notmuch-config \- Access notmuch configuration file.
 .B notmuch config set
 .RI  "<" section ">.<" item "> [" value " ...]"
 
+.B notmuch config list
+
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 
 The
@@ -35,6 +37,18 @@ If no values are provided, the specified configuration item will be
 removed from the configuration file.
 .RE
 
+.RS 4
+.TP 4
+.B list
+Every configuration item is printed to stdout, each on a separate line
+of the form:
+
+.RI  "" section "." item "=" value
+
+No additional whitespace surrounds the dot or equals sign characters. In a
+multiple-value item (a list), the values are separated by semicolon characters.
+.RE
+
 The available configuration items are described below.
 
 .RS 4