diff --git a/docs/reference/mapping/types/wildcard.asciidoc b/docs/reference/mapping/types/wildcard.asciidoc
index 09195daebb5..7f27cd80ea3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/mapping/types/wildcard.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/mapping/types/wildcard.asciidoc
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ The following parameters are accepted by `wildcard` fields:
 
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+<<null-value,`null_value`>>::
+
+    Accepts a string value which is substituted for any explicit `null`
+    values.  Defaults to `null`, which means the field is treated as missing.
+
 <<ignore-above,`ignore_above`>>::
 
     Do not index any string longer than this value.  Defaults to `2147483647`