diff --git a/doc/sgml/oper-guide/commands.sgml b/doc/sgml/oper-guide/commands.sgml
index e26edf7c2..eabf734d9 100644
--- a/doc/sgml/oper-guide/commands.sgml
+++ b/doc/sgml/oper-guide/commands.sgml
@@ -631,6 +631,27 @@
no target is specified.
+
+ PRIVS
+
+ PRIVS
+ nick
+
+
+ Displays effective operator privileges for
+ the specified nick, or for yourself if no nick is
+ given. This includes all privileges from the operator
+ block, the name of the operator block and those
+ privileges from the auth block that have an effect
+ after the initial connection.
+
+
+ The exact output depends on the server the nick is on,
+ see the matching version of this document.
+ If the remote server does not support this extension, you will not
+ receive a reply.
+
+
MASKTRACE