diff --git a/docs/topics/settings.rst b/docs/topics/settings.rst
index 12606fe47..c042d3f43 100644
--- a/docs/topics/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/settings.rst
@@ -445,6 +445,24 @@ accepts a ``method`` parameter (this is the ``OpenSSL.SSL`` method mapping
 :setting:`DOWNLOADER_CLIENT_TLS_METHOD`) and a ``tls_verbose_logging``
 parameter (``bool``).
 
+.. setting:: DOWNLOADER_CLIENT_TLS_CIPHERS
+
+DOWNLOADER_CLIENT_TLS_CIPHERS
+-----------------------------
+
+Default: ``'DEFAULT'``
+
+Use  this setting to customize the TLS/SSL ciphers used by the default
+HTTP/1.1 downloader.
+
+The setting should contain a string in the `OpenSSL cipher list format`_,
+these ciphers will be used as client ciphers. Changing this setting may be
+necessary to access certain HTTPS websites: for example, you may need to use
+``'DEFAULT:!DH'`` for a website with weak DH parameters or enable a
+specific cipher that is not included in ``DEFAULT`` if a website requires it.
+
+.. _OpenSSL cipher list format: https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man1/ciphers.html#CIPHER-LIST-FORMAT
+
 .. setting:: DOWNLOADER_CLIENT_TLS_METHOD
 
 DOWNLOADER_CLIENT_TLS_METHOD