diff --git a/website/docs/newoption.md b/website/docs/newoption.md
index 26ebc689..743b239e 100644
--- a/website/docs/newoption.md
+++ b/website/docs/newoption.md
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ newoption { description }
 
 | Field       | Description                                                                        |
 |-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| trigger     | What the user would type on the command line to select the option, e.g. "--name". |
+| trigger     | What the user would type on the command line to select the option, e.g. `--name`. |
 | description | A short description of the option, to be displayed in the help text. |
 | value       | Optional. If the option needs a value, provides a hint to the user what type of data is expected. |
 | allowed     | Optional. A list of key-value pairs listing the allowed values for the option. |
 | default     | Optional. Sets the default for this option if not specified on the commandline. |
+| category    | Optional. Places the option under a separate header when the user passes `--help` |
 
 
 ### Availability ###
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ newoption {
    value       = "API",
    description = "Choose a particular 3D API for rendering",
    default     = "opengl",
+   category    = "Build Options",
    allowed = {
       { "opengl",    "OpenGL" },
       { "direct3d",  "Direct3D (Windows only)" },