diff --git a/content/en/admin/config.md b/content/en/admin/config.md
index a4244056b..7659156c7 100644
--- a/content/en/admin/config.md
+++ b/content/en/admin/config.md
@@ -579,18 +579,18 @@ The bucket must support access control lists (ACLs). For AWS S3, this means sett
 
 #### `S3_OVERRIDE_PATH_STYLE`
 
-
 #### `S3_PROTOCOL`
 
 #### `S3_HOSTNAME`
 
 #### `S3_ALIAS_HOST`
 
-
 #### `S3_OPEN_TIMEOUT`
 
 #### `S3_READ_TIMEOUT`
 
+#### `S3_RETRY_LIMIT`
+
 #### `S3_FORCE_SINGLE_REQUEST`
 
 #### `S3_ENABLE_CHECKSUM_MODE`
diff --git a/content/en/admin/optional/object-storage.md b/content/en/admin/optional/object-storage.md
index 7fd856e52..ea4a2c3f2 100644
--- a/content/en/admin/optional/object-storage.md
+++ b/content/en/admin/optional/object-storage.md
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ Default: 5 (seconds)
 
 The number of seconds before the HTTP handler should timeout while waiting for an HTTP response.
 
+#### `S3_RETRY_LIMIT`
+
+Adjusting this may be needed for some S3 providers, particularly when there are connectivity issues between the Mastodon server and the S3 storage. This may be observed when posts from other instances have missing media.
+
+Defaults to `0`, not suggested to increase beyond `3` due to database performance concerns.
+
+**Version history:**\
+4.3.0 - added
+
 #### `S3_FORCE_SINGLE_REQUEST`
 
 Default: false