diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index 8fc3d7db7eb9..9e6ce8cf4026 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ MANPAGES := doc/lightning-cli.1 \
 	doc/lightning-plugin.7 \
 	doc/lightning-preapproveinvoice.7 \
 	doc/lightning-preapprovekeysend.7 \
+	doc/lightning-recover.7 \
 	doc/lightning-recoverchannel.7 \
 	doc/lightning-renepay.7 \
 	doc/lightning-renepaystatus.7 \
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 373968528c5e..fd33b4beb22a 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ Core Lightning Documentation
    lightning-plugin <lightning-plugin.7.md>
    lightning-preapproveinvoice <lightning-preapproveinvoice.7.md>
    lightning-preapprovekeysend <lightning-preapprovekeysend.7.md>
+   lightning-recover <lightning-recover.7.md>
    lightning-recoverchannel <lightning-recoverchannel.7.md>
    lightning-renepay <lightning-renepay.7.md>
    lightning-renepaystatus <lightning-renepaystatus.7.md>
diff --git a/doc/lightning-recover.7.md b/doc/lightning-recover.7.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cbb8c8309ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/lightning-recover.7.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+lightning-recover -- Reinitialize Your Node for Recovery
+========================================================
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+
+**recover** *hsmsecret*
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+The **recover** RPC command wipes your node and restarts it with
+the `--recover` option.  This is only permitted if the node is unused:
+no channels, no bitcoin addresses issued (you can use `check` to see
+if recovery is possible).
+
+*hsmsecret* is either a codex32 secret starting with "cl1" as returned
+by `hsmtool getcodexsecret`, or a raw 64 character hex string.
+
+NOTE: this command only currently works with the `sqlite3` database backend.
+
+RETURN VALUE
+------------
+
+On success, an empty object is returned, and your node is restarted.
+
+AUTHOR
+------
+
+Rusty Russell <<rusty@blockstream.com>> is mainly responsible.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+
+lightning-hsmtool(7)
+
+RESOURCES
+---------
+
+Main web site: <https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning>
+
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