diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/manpages/brew.1.md.erb b/Library/Homebrew/manpages/brew.1.md.erb
index 321318b161..24f1b78b81 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/manpages/brew.1.md.erb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/manpages/brew.1.md.erb
@@ -251,8 +251,14 @@ can take several different forms:
     Sets the FTP proxy to be used by `curl`, `git` and `svn` when downloading
     through Homebrew.
 
+  * `no_proxy`:
+    Sets the comma-separated list of hostnames and domain names that should be excluded from proxying
+    by `curl`, `git` and `svn` when downloading through Homebrew.
+
 ## USING HOMEBREW BEHIND A PROXY
-Use the `http_proxy`, `https_proxy` and/or `ftp_proxy` documented above. For example for an unauthenticated HTTP proxy:
+Use the `http_proxy`, `https_proxy`, `no_proxy` and/or `ftp_proxy` documented above.
+
+For example for an unauthenticated HTTP proxy:
 
     export http_proxy=http://<host>:<port>
 
diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md
index a3015c864f..f42009ab54 100644
--- a/docs/Manpage.md
+++ b/docs/Manpage.md
@@ -1096,8 +1096,14 @@ can take several different forms:
     Sets the FTP proxy to be used by `curl`, `git` and `svn` when downloading
     through Homebrew.
 
+  * `no_proxy`:
+    Sets the comma-separated list of hostnames and domain names that should be excluded from proxying
+    by `curl`, `git` and `svn` when downloading through Homebrew.
+
 ## USING HOMEBREW BEHIND A PROXY
-Use the `http_proxy`, `https_proxy` and/or `ftp_proxy` documented above. For example for an unauthenticated HTTP proxy:
+Use the `http_proxy`, `https_proxy`, `no_proxy` and/or `ftp_proxy` documented above.
+
+For example for an unauthenticated HTTP proxy:
 
     export http_proxy=http://`host`:`port`
 
diff --git a/manpages/brew.1 b/manpages/brew.1
index 55c526f673..d8cea89752 100644
--- a/manpages/brew.1
+++ b/manpages/brew.1
@@ -1120,8 +1120,15 @@ Sets the HTTPS proxy to be used by \fBcurl\fR, \fBgit\fR and \fBsvn\fR when down
 \fBftp_proxy\fR
 Sets the FTP proxy to be used by \fBcurl\fR, \fBgit\fR and \fBsvn\fR when downloading through Homebrew\.
 .
+.TP
+\fBno_proxy\fR
+Sets the comma\-separated list of hostnames and domain names that should be excluded from proxying by \fBcurl\fR, \fBgit\fR and \fBsvn\fR when downloading through Homebrew\.
+.
 .SH "USING HOMEBREW BEHIND A PROXY"
-Use the \fBhttp_proxy\fR, \fBhttps_proxy\fR and/or \fBftp_proxy\fR documented above\. For example for an unauthenticated HTTP proxy:
+Use the \fBhttp_proxy\fR, \fBhttps_proxy\fR, \fBno_proxy\fR and/or \fBftp_proxy\fR documented above\.
+.
+.P
+For example for an unauthenticated HTTP proxy:
 .
 .IP "" 4
 .