diff --git a/.reuse/dep5 b/.reuse/dep5
index de69b93035..d539cad8e1 100644
--- a/.reuse/dep5
+++ b/.reuse/dep5
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ Files: **/.clang-format
        doc/misc/*.zoneopt
        doc/misc/options
        doc/misc/options.active
+       doc/misc/rndc.grammar
        tsan-suppressions.txt
 Copyright: Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
 License: CC0-1.0
diff --git a/doc/misc/Makefile.am b/doc/misc/Makefile.am
index 30a3c30e80..b4c5f40621 100644
--- a/doc/misc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/misc/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.top
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.docs
 
 OPTIONS_FILES =				\
+	rndc.grammar			\
 	options				\
 	options.active			\
 	primary.zoneopt			\
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ cfg_test_LDADD =			\
 BUILT_SOURCES =				\
 	$(OPTIONS_FILES)
 
+rndc.grammar: cfg_test
+	$(AM_V_CFG_TEST)$(builddir)/cfg_test --rndc --grammar | $(PERL) $(srcdir)/sort-options.pl > $@
+
 options: cfg_test
 	$(AM_V_CFG_TEST)$(builddir)/cfg_test --named --grammar | $(PERL) $(srcdir)/sort-options.pl > $@
 
diff --git a/doc/misc/rndc.grammar b/doc/misc/rndc.grammar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..716a21d938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/misc/rndc.grammar
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+key <string> {
+	algorithm <string>;
+	secret <string>;
+}; // may occur multiple times
+
+options {
+	default-key <string>;
+	default-port <integer>;
+	default-server <string>;
+	default-source-address ( <ipv4_address> | * );
+	default-source-address-v6 ( <ipv6_address> | * );
+};
+
+server <string> {
+	addresses { ( <quoted_string> [ port <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] | <ipv4_address> [ port <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] | <ipv6_address> [ port <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] ); ... };
+	key <string>;
+	port <integer>;
+	source-address ( <ipv4_address> | * );
+	source-address-v6 ( <ipv6_address> | * );
+}; // may occur multiple times
+