diff --git a/doc/nano.1 b/doc/nano.1
index e81927ec..879b7670 100644
--- a/doc/nano.1
+++ b/doc/nano.1
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ syntax coloring, line numbering, and soft-wrapping overlong lines.
 When giving a filename on the command line, the cursor can be put on a
 specific line by adding the line number with a plus sign (\fB+\fR) before
 the filename, and even in a specific column by adding it with a comma.
+(Negative numbers count from the end of the file or line.)
 The cursor can be put on the first or last occurrence of a specific string
 by specifying that string after \fB+/\fR or \fB+?\fR before the filename.
 The string can be made case sensitive and/or caused to be interpreted as a
diff --git a/doc/nano.texi b/doc/nano.texi
index 79a7e669..93d25bb1 100644
--- a/doc/nano.texi
+++ b/doc/nano.texi
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ section), and to edit several files in a row.  Additionally, the cursor
 can be put on a specific line of a file by adding the line number
 with a plus sign before the filename, and even in a specific column by
 adding it with a comma.
+(Negative numbers count from the end of the file or line.)
 The cursor can also be put on the first or last occurrence of a specific string
 by specifying that string after @code{+/} or @code{+?} before the filename.
 The string can be made case sensitive and/or caused to be interpreted as a