diff --git a/docs/configuration/config_yaml.rst b/docs/configuration/config_yaml.rst
index 15cfbbbf..e182e6bb 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/config_yaml.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration/config_yaml.rst
@@ -621,7 +621,8 @@ Use the following settings to configure the server:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
    server:
-     # Use this option to define the host to which to bind the server, defaults to "0.0.0.0" (= all interfaces)
+     # Use this option to define the host to which to bind the server, defaults to "0.0.0.0" (= all
+     # interfaces)
      host: 0.0.0.0
 
      # Use this option to define the port to which to bind the server, defaults to 5000
@@ -691,6 +692,18 @@ Use the following settings to configure the server:
      # Maximum size of requests other than file uploads in bytes, defaults to 100KB.
      maxSize: 102400
 
+     # Commands to restart/shutdown octoprint or the system it's running on
+     commands:
+
+       # Command to restart OctoPrint, defaults to being unset
+       serverRestartCommand: sudo service octoprint restart
+
+       # Command to restart the system OctoPrint is running on, defaults to being unset
+       systemRestartCommand: sudo shutdown -r now
+
+       # Command to shut down the system OctoPrint is running on, defaults to being unset
+       systemShutdownCommand: sudo shutdown -h now
+
 
 .. note::