diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index e03773d1e71dd0..1bcd7664258279 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ Print stack traces for process warnings (including deprecations).
 Prints a stack trace whenever synchronous I/O is detected after the first turn
 of the event loop.
 
+### `--stack-trace-limit=N`
+
+Sets the number of lines shown in a stack trace. `N` can be any Javascript
+number. Defaults to 10.
+
 
 ### `--zero-fill-buffers`
 
diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index bb83ef1320a25d..066cfb4d27d84a 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ collected by a stack trace (whether generated by `new Error().stack` or
 `Error.captureStackTrace(obj)`).
 
 The default value is `10` but may be set to any valid JavaScript number. Changes
-will affect any stack trace captured *after* the value has been changed.
+will affect any stack trace captured *after* the value has been changed. The
+property may also be set on the command line with the flag `--stack-trace-limit`.
 
 If set to a non-number value, or set to a negative number, stack traces will
 not capture any frames.