diff --git a/docs/reference/cluster/health.asciidoc b/docs/reference/cluster/health.asciidoc
index e958a29d75bbc..92273b15e2e5e 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cluster/health.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/cluster/health.asciidoc
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=timeoutparms]
     provided or better, i.e. `green` > `yellow` > `red`. By default, will not
     wait for any status.
 
+`return_200_for_cluster_health_timeout`::
+   (Optional, Boolean) A boolean value which controls whether to return HTTP 200
+   status code instead of HTTP 408 in case of a cluster health timeout from
+   the server side. Defaults to false.
+
 [[cluster-health-api-response-body]]
 ==== {api-response-body-title}