diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33a1965..0348f48 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ MAN8 = \
 	mkswap.8            \
 	mount.8             \
 	pivot_root.8        \
+	readahead.8         \
 	rmmod.8             \
 	swapoff.8           \
 	swapon.8            \
diff --git a/readahead.8 b/readahead.8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d842b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readahead.8
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.TH READAHEAD 8 ubase-VERSION
+.SH NAME
+\fBreadahead\fR - Preload files into disk cache
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+\fBreadahead\fR \fIfile...\fR
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBreadahead\fR preloads files into the kernel's disk cache.  The
+number of pages preloaded depends on the kernel but it is usually around
+2MB.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+readahead(2)