diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md b/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
index 0a9ac6f19c..3a9705b65d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ parent = "smn_cli"
     -d --driver=DRIVER       Driver to manage the Network bridge or overlay. The default is bridge.
     --gateway=[]             ipv4 or ipv6 Gateway for the master subnet
     --help                   Print usage
+    --internal               Restricts external access to the network
     --ip-range=[]            Allocate container ip from a sub-range
     --ipam-driver=default    IP Address Management Driver
     -o --opt=map[]           Set custom network plugin options
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ docker network create -d overlay
 ```
 Be sure that your subnetworks do not overlap. If they do, the network create fails and Engine returns an error.
 
+### Network internal mode
+
+By default, when you connect a container to an `overlay` network, Docker also connects a bridge network to it to provide external connectivity.
+If you want to create an externally isolated `overlay` network, you can specify the `--internal` option.
+
 ## Related information
 
 * [network inspect](network_inspect.md)
diff --git a/man/docker-network-create.1.md b/man/docker-network-create.1.md
index 4d0782b697..1c876d6b24 100644
--- a/man/docker-network-create.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-network-create.1.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ docker-network-create - create a new network
 [**-d**|**--driver**=*DRIVER*]
 [**--gateway**=*[]*]
 [**--help**]
+[**--internal**]
 [**--ip-range**=*[]*]
 [**--ipam-driver**=*default*]
 [**-o**|**--opt**=*map[]*]
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ docker network create -d overlay
 ```
 Be sure that your subnetworks do not overlap. If they do, the network create fails and Engine returns an error.
 
+### Network internal mode
+
+By default, when you connect a container to an `overlay` network, Docker also connects a bridge network to it to provide external connectivity.
+If you want to create an externally isolated `overlay` network, you can specify the `--internal` option.
+
 # OPTIONS
 **--aux-address**=map[]
   Auxiliary ipv4 or ipv6 addresses used by network driver
@@ -133,6 +139,9 @@ Be sure that your subnetworks do not overlap. If they do, the network create fai
 **--help**
   Print usage
 
+**--internal**
+  Restricts external access to the network
+
 **--ip-range**=[]
   Allocate container ip from a sub-range