diff --git a/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml b/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
index 794080a95..82b621365 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
@@ -411,6 +411,19 @@
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><emphasis role="bold">DELETE_THEN_ADD=</emphasis>{<emphasis
+        role="bold">Yes</emphasis>|<emphasis role="bold">No</emphasis>}</term>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Added in Shorewall 4.0.4. If set to Yes (the default value),
+          entries in the /etc/shorewall/route_stopped files cause an 'ip rule
+          del' command to be generated in addition to an 'ip rule add'
+          command. Setting this option to No, causes the 'ip rule del' command
+          to be omitted.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><emphasis role="bold">DETECT_DNAT_IPADDRS=</emphasis>[<emphasis
         role="bold">Yes</emphasis>|<emphasis role="bold">No</emphasis>]</term>