diff --git a/doc/Pacemaker_Explained/en-US/Ch-Resources.txt b/doc/Pacemaker_Explained/en-US/Ch-Resources.txt
index 552c1b990ff..fb88c15d44d 100644
--- a/doc/Pacemaker_Explained/en-US/Ch-Resources.txt
+++ b/doc/Pacemaker_Explained/en-US/Ch-Resources.txt
@@ -595,6 +595,15 @@ enabled and +block+ otherwise. All other operations default to +restart+.
  indexterm:[enabled,Action Property]
  indexterm:[Action,Property,enabled]
 
+|record-pending
+
+|If +true+, the intention to perform the operation is recorded so that
+ GUIs and CLI tools can indicate that an operation is in progress.
+ This is best set as an 'operation default' (see next section).
+ Allowed values: +true+, +false+.
+ indexterm:[enabled,Action Property]
+ indexterm:[Action,Property,enabled]
+
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 [[s-operation-defaults]]