diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/cypher-shell.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/cypher-shell.adoc
index 3d5c0ee2a..7e993fc04 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/cypher-shell.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/cypher-shell.adoc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ The syntax for running Cypher Shell is:
               [-f FILE] [--change-password] [--log [LOG-FILE]]
               [--history HISTORY-BEHAVIOUR]
               [--notifications] [--fail-fast | --fail-at-end]
+              [--idle-timeout IDLE-TIMEOUT]
               [cypher]
 ----
 
@@ -114,6 +115,10 @@ It can also be set using the environmental variable NEO4J_CYPHER_SHELL_HISTORY.
 |--notifications
 |Enable query notifications in interactive mode.
 |false
+
+|--idle-timeout IDLE-TIMEOUT
+|Closes the application after the specified amount of idle time in interactive mode. You can specify the duration using the format `<hours>h<minutes>m<seconds>s`, for example `1h` (1 hour), `1h30m` (1 hour 30 minutes), or `30m` (30 minutes).
+|disable
 |===
 
 == Connection arguments