diff --git a/docs/TRANSIENT-SETTINGS.md b/docs/TRANSIENT-SETTINGS.md
index d5a8046676..d9b1c20c77 100644
--- a/docs/TRANSIENT-SETTINGS.md
+++ b/docs/TRANSIENT-SETTINGS.md
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ All mount unit settings are available to transient units:
 ✓ SloppyOptions=
 ✓ LazyUnmount=
 ✓ ForceUnmount=
+✓ ReadWriteOnly=
 ```
 
 ## Automount Unit Settings
diff --git a/man/systemd.mount.xml b/man/systemd.mount.xml
index d775d74053..d18773663f 100644
--- a/man/systemd.mount.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.mount.xml
@@ -497,6 +497,19 @@
         off.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>ReadWriteOnly=</varname></term>
+
+        <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If false, a mount
+        point that shall be mounted read-write but cannot be mounted
+        so is retried to be mounted read-only. If true the operation
+        will fail immediately after the read-write mount attempt did
+        not succeed. This corresponds with
+        <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
+        <parameter>-w</parameter> switch. Defaults to
+        off.</para></listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>ForceUnmount=</varname></term>