diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml
index 2d0e6772ce..eeac195a39 100644
--- a/man/systemd.exec.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml
@@ -1152,7 +1152,9 @@ BindReadOnlyPaths=/var/lib/systemd</programlisting>
         prohibited (whitelisting). By prepending the list with a single tilde character (<literal>~</literal>) the
         effect may be inverted: only the listed namespace types will be made inaccessible, all unlisted ones are
         permitted (blacklisting). If the empty string is assigned, the default namespace restrictions are applied,
-        which is equivalent to false. Internally, this setting limits access to the
+        which is equivalent to false. This option may appear more than once, in which case the namespace types are
+        merged by <constant>OR</constant>, or by <constant>AND</constant> if the lines are prefixed with
+        <literal>~</literal> (see examples below). Internally, this setting limits access to the
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>unshare</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>clone</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> and
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>setns</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> system calls, taking
@@ -1162,7 +1164,16 @@ BindReadOnlyPaths=/var/lib/systemd</programlisting>
         supported on x86, x86-64, mips, mips-le, mips64, mips64-le, mips64-n32, mips64-le-n32, ppc64, ppc64-le, s390
         and s390x, and enforces no restrictions on other architectures. If running in user mode, or in system mode, but
         without the <constant>CAP_SYS_ADMIN</constant> capability (e.g. setting <varname>User=</varname>),
-        <varname>NoNewPrivileges=yes</varname> is implied.  </para></listitem>
+        <varname>NoNewPrivileges=yes</varname> is implied.</para>
+
+        <para>Example: if a unit has the following,
+        <programlisting>RestrictNamespaces=cgroup ipc
+RestrictNamespaces=cgroup net</programlisting>
+        then <constant>cgroup</constant>, <constant>ipc</constant>, and <constant>net</constant> are set.
+        If the second line is prefixed with <literal>~</literal>, e.g.,
+        <programlisting>RestrictNamespaces=cgroup ipc
+RestrictNamespaces=~cgroup net</programlisting>
+        then, only <constant>ipc</constant> is set.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>