diff --git a/doc/manual.txt b/doc/manual.txt
index 0e43444d750..b63a4237202 100644
--- a/doc/manual.txt
+++ b/doc/manual.txt
@@ -495,6 +495,12 @@ at the same time with xbps-src:
 $ xbps-src -o option,~option1,~option2 foo
 ------------------------------------------
 
+The build options can also be shown for binary packages via `xbps-query(8)`:
+
+--------------------------------------------
+$ xbps-query -R --property=build-options foo
+--------------------------------------------
+
 Contributing via git
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