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diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
index 4e6fcd085a..c32608da2b 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
@@ -1242,6 +1242,14 @@ like sending a federation transaction.
* `max_short_retries`: maximum number of retries for the short retry algo. Default to 3 attempts.
* `max_long_retries`: maximum number of retries for the long retry algo. Default to 10 attempts.
+The following options control the retry logic when communicating with a specific homeserver destination.
+Unlike the previous configuration options, these values apply across all requests
+for a given destination and the state of the backoff is stored in the database.
+
+* `destination_min_retry_interval`: the initial backoff, after the first request fails. Defaults to 10m.
+* `destination_retry_multiplier`: how much we multiply the backoff by after each subsequent fail. Defaults to 2.
+* `destination_max_retry_interval`: a cap on the backoff. Defaults to a week.
+
Example configuration:
```yaml
federation:
@@ -1250,6 +1258,9 @@ federation:
max_long_retry_delay: 100s
max_short_retries: 5
max_long_retries: 20
+ destination_min_retry_interval: 30s
+ destination_retry_multiplier: 5
+ destination_max_retry_interval: 12h
```
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## Caching
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