diff --git a/DOCS/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/mplayer.1
index bd921171c8..fbe04be8b3 100644
--- a/DOCS/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/mplayer.1
@@ -543,6 +543,12 @@ You can get the list of available plugins executing
 .B \-x <x> (MPLAYER only)
 Scale image to x width (if sw/hw scaling available). Disables aspect calcs.
 .TP
+.B \-xvidopts <option>
+Specify additional parameters when decoding with XviD.
+
+    dr2    Activate direct rendering method 2.
+    nodr2  Deactivate direct rendering method 2.
+.TP
 .B \-xy <x>
     x<=8  Scale image by factor <x>.
     x>8   Set width to <x> and calculate height to