diff --git a/borg/archiver.py b/borg/archiver.py
index e451f2409..80b3d056f 100644
--- a/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/borg/archiver.py
@@ -1392,6 +1392,9 @@ class Archiver:
 
         See the output of the "borg help patterns" command for more help on exclude patterns.
         See the output of the "borg help placeholders" command for more help on placeholders.
+
+        Borg respects the nodump flag. Files flagged nodump will be marked as excluded (x)
+        in ``--list`` output.
         """)
 
         subparser = subparsers.add_parser('create', parents=[common_parser],