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diff --git a/doc/man/lttng-enable-channel.1.txt b/doc/man/lttng-enable-channel.1.txt
index 315f1c54e..bec090642 100644
--- a/doc/man/lttng-enable-channel.1.txt
+++ b/doc/man/lttng-enable-channel.1.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Create a user space channel:
       [option:--overwrite] [option:--buffers-pid]
       [option:--subbuf-size='SIZE'] [option:--num-subbuf='COUNT']
       [option:--switch-timer='PERIODUS'] [option:--read-timer='PERIODUS']
+      [option:--blocking-timeout='TIMEOUTUS']
       [option:--tracefile-size='SIZE'] [option:--tracefile-count='COUNT']
       [option:--session='SESSION'] 'CHANNEL'
 
@@ -201,10 +202,10 @@ in conjunction with the option:--tracefile-size option.
 For example, consider this command:
 
 [role="term"]
------------------------------------------------------
-lttng enable-channel --kernel --tracefile-size=4096 \
+----
+$ lttng enable-channel --kernel --tracefile-size=4096 \
                      --tracefile-count=32 my-channel
------------------------------------------------------
+----
 
 Here, for each stream, the maximum size of each trace file is
 4 kiB and there can be a maximum of 32 different files. When there is
@@ -358,6 +359,25 @@ Default values:
 * option:--kernel option: {default_kernel_channel_switch_timer}
 * `metadata` channel: {default_metadata_switch_timer}
 
+Timeouts
+~~~~~~~~
+option:--blocking-timeout='TIMEOUTUS'::
+    Set the channel's blocking timeout value to 'TIMEOUTUS' µs
+    for applications executed with a set `LTTNG_UST_ALLOW_BLOCKING`
+    environment variable:
++
+--
+0 (default)::
+    Do not block.
+
+-1::
+    Block forever until room is available in the sub-buffer to write the
+    event record.
+
+__n__, a positive value::
+    Wait for at most __n__ µs when trying to write into a sub-buffer.
+--
+
 
 include::common-cmd-help-options.txt[]
 
@@ -385,4 +405,5 @@ include::common-cmd-footer.txt[]
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 man:lttng-disable-channel(1),
-man:lttng(1)
+man:lttng(1),
+man:lttng-ust(3)