diff --git a/pages/common/http.md b/pages/common/http.md
index ca7ef4efa..8578a5a40 100644
--- a/pages/common/http.md
+++ b/pages/common/http.md
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@
 - Pass a user name and password for server authentication:
 
 `http -a {{username:password}} {{example.org}}`
+
+- Specify raw request body via stdin:
+
+`cat data.txt | http PUT example.org`