diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index d5fe0c425b3a69..86f4927754b42e 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ added: v0.3.4
   * `timeout` {number} Socket timeout in milliseconds.
     This will set the timeout after the socket is connected.
 
+`options` in [`socket.connect()`][] are also supported.
+
 The default [`http.globalAgent`][] that is used by [`http.request()`][] has all
 of these values set to their respective defaults.
 
@@ -2145,6 +2147,7 @@ not abort the request or do anything besides add a `'timeout'` event.
 [`server.listen()`]: net.html#net_server_listen
 [`server.timeout`]: #http_server_timeout
 [`setHeader(name, value)`]: #http_request_setheader_name_value
+[`socket.connect()`]: net.html#net_socket_connect_options_connectlistener
 [`socket.setKeepAlive()`]: net.html#net_socket_setkeepalive_enable_initialdelay
 [`socket.setNoDelay()`]: net.html#net_socket_setnodelay_nodelay
 [`socket.setTimeout()`]: net.html#net_socket_settimeout_timeout_callback