diff --git a/docs/HOME_DIRECTORY.md b/docs/HOME_DIRECTORY.md
index c517cf573c..d82aca7065 100644
--- a/docs/HOME_DIRECTORY.md
+++ b/docs/HOME_DIRECTORY.md
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ If the UID assigned to a user does not match the owner of the home directory in
 the file system, the home directory is automatically and recursively `chown()`ed
 to the correct UID.
 
-Depending on the `discard` setting of the user record either the backing
+Depending on the `luksDiscard` setting of the user record either the backing
 loopback file is `fallocate()`ed during activation, or the mounted file system
 is `FITRIM`ed after mounting, to ensure the setting is correctly enforced.
+
+When deactivating a home directory, the file system or block device is trimmed
+or extended as configured in the `luksOfflineDiscard` setting of the user
+record.
diff --git a/docs/USER_RECORD.md b/docs/USER_RECORD.md
index 72acbcc026..6269b1e6ca 100644
--- a/docs/USER_RECORD.md
+++ b/docs/USER_RECORD.md
@@ -455,6 +455,10 @@ storage. If false and `luks` storage is used turns this behavior off. In
 addition, depending on this setting an `FITRIM` or `fallocate()` operation is
 executed to make sure the image matches the selected option.
 
+`luksOfflineDiscard` → A boolean. Similar to `luksDiscard`, it controls whether
+to trim/allocate the file system/backing file when deactivating the home
+directory.
+
 `luksCipher` → A string, indicating the cipher to use for the LUKS storage mechanism.
 
 `luksCipherMode` → A string, selecting the cipher mode to use for the LUKS storage mechanism.
@@ -648,11 +652,12 @@ that may be used in this section are identical to the equally named ones in the
 `mountNoDevices`, `mountNoSuid`, `mountNoExecute`, `cifsDomain`,
 `cifsUserName`, `cifsService`, `imagePath`, `uid`, `gid`, `memberOf`,
 `fileSystemType`, `partitionUuid`, `luksUuid`, `fileSystemUuid`, `luksDiscard`,
-`luksCipher`, `luksCipherMode`, `luksVolumeKeySize`, `luksPbkdfHashAlgorithm`,
-`luksPbkdfType`, `luksPbkdfTimeCostUSec`, `luksPbkdfMemoryCost`,
-`luksPbkdfParallelThreads`, `rateLimitIntervalUSec`, `rateLimitBurst`,
-`enforcePasswordPolicy`, `autoLogin`, `stopDelayUSec`, `killProcesses`,
-`passwordChangeMinUSec`, `passwordChangeMaxUSec`, `passwordChangeWarnUSec`,
+`luksOfflineDiscard`, `luksOfflineDiscard`, `luksCipher`, `luksCipherMode`,
+`luksVolumeKeySize`, `luksPbkdfHashAlgorithm`, `luksPbkdfType`,
+`luksPbkdfTimeCostUSec`, `luksPbkdfMemoryCost`, `luksPbkdfParallelThreads`,
+`rateLimitIntervalUSec`, `rateLimitBurst`, `enforcePasswordPolicy`,
+`autoLogin`, `stopDelayUSec`, `killProcesses`, `passwordChangeMinUSec`,
+`passwordChangeMaxUSec`, `passwordChangeWarnUSec`,
 `passwordChangeInactiveUSec`, `passwordChangeNow`, `pkcs11TokenUri`.
 
 ## Fields in the `binding` section
diff --git a/man/homectl.xml b/man/homectl.xml
index 6cec7a13c8..632c8b95bb 100644
--- a/man/homectl.xml
+++ b/man/homectl.xml
@@ -544,6 +544,16 @@
         loopback file) the discard logic defaults to on.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><option>--luks-offline-discard=</option><replaceable>BOOL</replaceable></term>
+
+        <listitem><para>Similar to <option>--luks-discard=</option>, controls the trimming of the file
+        system. However, while <option>--luks-discard=</option> controls what happens when the home directory
+        is active, <option>--luks-offline-discard=</option> controls what happens when it becomes inactive,
+        i.e. whether to trim/allocate the storage when deactivating the home directory. This option defaults
+        to on, to ensure disk space is minimized while a user is not logged in.</para></listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>--luks-cipher=</option><replaceable>CIPHER</replaceable></term>
         <term><option>--luks-cipher-mode=</option><replaceable>MODE</replaceable></term>