diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-caps.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-caps.rst
index a0e961f11017..6d7bf7bef3eb 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-caps.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-caps.rst
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ returns the information to the application. The ioctl never fails.
       - 0x00000020
       - The CEC hardware can monitor all messages, not just directed and
 	broadcast messages.
+    * .. _`CEC-CAP-NEEDS-HPD`:
+
+      - ``CEC_CAP_NEEDS_HPD``
+      - 0x00000040
+      - The CEC hardware is only active if the HDMI Hotplug Detect pin is
+        high. This makes it impossible to use CEC to wake up displays that
+	set the HPD pin low when in standby mode, but keep the CEC bus
+	alive.