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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 15a8f3550..d370cbc3f 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -22102,13 +22102,14 @@ details.
.new
-.option dscp smtp string unset
+.option dscp smtp string&!! unset
.cindex "DCSP"
.cindex "DiffServ"
This option causes the DSCP value associated with a socket to be set to one
-of a number of fixed strings. The &%-bI:dscp%& option may be used to ask
-Exim which values it knows of. Common values include &`throughput`&,
-&`mincost`&, and on newer systems &`ef`&, &`af41`&, ...
+of a number of fixed strings or to numeric value.
+The &%-bI:dscp%& option may be used to ask Exim which names it knows of.
+Common values include &`throughput`&, &`mincost`&, and on newer systems
+&`ef`&, &`af41`&, etc. Numeric values may be in the range 0 to 0x3F.
The outbound packets from Exim will be marked with this value in the header
(for IPv4, the TOS field; for IPv6, the TCLASS field); there is no guarantee
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
index 2aaf56232..e33d2858c 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Version 4.81
set "dscp = ef", for instance, to cause the connections to have the relevant
DSCP (IPv4 TOS or IPv6 TCLASS) value in the header. Supported values depend
upon system libraries. "exim -bI:dscp" to list the ones Exim knows of.
+ You can also set a raw number 0..0x3F.
Version 4.80