diff --git a/features/commandline.xml b/features/commandline.xml
index 389bfd7762..6fb1d9d686 100644
--- a/features/commandline.xml
+++ b/features/commandline.xml
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@
       e.g. <link linkend="ini.register-argc-argv">register_argc_argv</link>).
      </para>
     </note>
+    <note>
+     <para>
+      It is recommended to set
+      <link linkend="ini.ignore-user-abort">ignore_user_abort</link> for
+      command line scripts. See <function>ignore_user_abort</function> for
+      more info.
+     </para>
+    </note>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
diff --git a/reference/misc/functions/ignore-user-abort.xml b/reference/misc/functions/ignore-user-abort.xml
index 177e44a9e1..7de22afe6e 100644
--- a/reference/misc/functions/ignore-user-abort.xml
+++ b/reference/misc/functions/ignore-user-abort.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
   <para>
    Sets whether a client disconnect should cause a script to be aborted.
   </para>
+  <para>
+   When running PHP as a command line script, and the script's tty goes
+   away without the script being terminated then the script will die the
+   next time it tries to write anything, unless
+   <parameter>value</parameter> is to to &true;
+  </para>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1 role="parameters">