diff --git a/bin/dig/host.c b/bin/dig/host.c
index e10d12786a..36fb9d0b60 100644
--- a/bin/dig/host.c
+++ b/bin/dig/host.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ show_usage(void) {
 "       -l lists all hosts in a domain, using AXFR\n"
 "       -m set memory debugging flag (trace|record|usage)\n"
 "       -N changes the number of dots allowed before root lookup is done\n"
+"       -p specifies the port on the server to query\n"
 "       -r disables recursive processing\n"
 "       -R specifies number of retries for UDP packets\n"
 "       -s a SERVFAIL response should stop query\n"
@@ -598,7 +599,7 @@ printmessage(dig_query_t *query, dns_message_t *msg, bool headers) {
 	return (result);
 }
 
-static const char * optstring = "46ac:dilnm:rst:vVwCDN:R:TUW:";
+static const char * optstring = "46ac:dilnm:p:rst:vVwCDN:R:TUW:";
 
 /*% version */
 static void
@@ -647,6 +648,7 @@ pre_parse_args(int argc, char **argv) {
 		case 'l': break;
 		case 'n': break;
 		case 'N': break;
+		case 'p': break;
 		case 'r': break;
 		case 'R': break;
 		case 's': break;
@@ -685,6 +687,7 @@ parse_args(bool is_batchfile, int argc, char **argv) {
 	lookup = make_empty_lookup();
 
 	lookup->servfail_stops = false;
+	lookup->besteffort = false;
 	lookup->comments = false;
 	short_form = !verbose;
 
@@ -845,6 +848,9 @@ parse_args(bool is_batchfile, int argc, char **argv) {
 		case 's':
 			lookup->servfail_stops = true;
 			break;
+		case 'p':
+			port = atoi(isc_commandline_argument);
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/bin/dig/host.docbook b/bin/dig/host.docbook
index 801dfa3d40..b02e8dfa60 100644
--- a/bin/dig/host.docbook
+++ b/bin/dig/host.docbook
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
       <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-aCdlnrsTUwv</option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-N <replaceable class="parameter">ndots</replaceable></option></arg>
+      <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-p <replaceable class="port">port</replaceable></option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-R <replaceable class="parameter">number</replaceable></option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">type</replaceable></option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-W <replaceable class="parameter">wait</replaceable></option></arg>
@@ -215,6 +216,15 @@
 	</listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term>-p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>
+	    Specify the port on the server to query.  The default is 53.
+	  </para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
 	<term>-r</term>
 	<listitem>