diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
index e4b9d6b94..47d0893b8 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2015-02-03  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* utils.xml (regtool): Clarify save action.  Add description for
+	restore action.
+	* new-features.xml (ov-new1.7.34): Add regtool restore.
+
 2015-02-03  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* Throughout, replace http with https as far as cygwin.com and
diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
index af9175e81..ed44b97a7 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ Add -k/--remove-default option to setfacl to remove all default ACL entries
 from an ACL.
 </para></listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>
+Add restore action to regtool.
+</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>
 Make gethostbyname2 handle numeric host addresses as well as the
 reserved domain names "localhost" and "invalid" per RFC 6761.
diff --git a/winsup/doc/utils.xml b/winsup/doc/utils.xml
index 39d88f77c..e5f073013 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/utils.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/utils.xml
@@ -1538,7 +1538,8 @@ Actions:
  unset KEY\VALUE            removes VALUE from KEY
  load KEY\SUBKEY PATH       load hive from PATH into new SUBKEY
  unload KEY\SUBKEY          unload hive and remove SUBKEY
- save KEY\SUBKEY PATH       save SUBKEY into new hive PATH
+ save KEY\SUBKEY PATH       save SUBKEY into new file PATH
+ restore KEY\SUBKEY PATH    restore SUBKEY from file PATH
 
 Options for 'list' Action:
 
@@ -1567,6 +1568,11 @@ Options for 'set' and 'unset' Actions:
 
  -K&lt;c&gt;, --key-separator[=]&lt;c&gt;  set key separator to &lt;c&gt; instead of '\'
 
+Options for 'restore' action:
+
+ -f, --force    restore even if open handles exist at or beneath the location
+                in the registry hierarchy to which KEY\SUBKEY points
+
 Other Options:
 
  -h, --help     output usage information and exit
@@ -1673,7 +1679,13 @@ Example: regtool.exe get '\user\software\Microsoft\Clock\iFormat'
       unloads the file and removes the subkey. </para>
 
     <para>The <literal>save</literal> action saves a subkey into a registry
-      hive. </para>
+      file.  Ideally you append the suffix <filename>.reg</filename> to the file
+      so it gets automatically recognized as registry file by
+      <command>Windows Explorer</command>.</para>
+
+    <para>The <literal>restore</literal> action restores a registry subkey
+      from a file saved via the aforementioned <literal>save</literal> action.
+      </para>
 
     <para> By default, the last "\" or "/" is assumed to be the separator
       between the key and the value. You can use the <literal>-K</literal>