diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 85d22b9..573bd8c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ m4/ltsugar.m4
 m4/ltversion.m4
 m4/lt~obsolete.m4
 man/pam_u2f.8
+man/pam_u2f.8.txt
 man/pamu2fcfg.1
 pamu2fcfg/cmdline.c
 pamu2fcfg/cmdline.h
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a52e567..f780a15 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
   tests/Makefile
   fuzz/Makefile
   man/Makefile
+  man/pam_u2f.8.txt
 ])
 
 creduser=$(whoami)
diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
index 888bb01..c14e893 100644
--- a/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/man/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ dist_man1_MANS = pamu2fcfg.1
 dist_man8_MANS = pam_u2f.8
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(MANS)
 EXTRA_DIST = $(MANS:=.txt)
+DISTCLEANFILES = pam_u2f.8
 
 SUFFIXES = .1.txt .1 .8.txt .8
 
diff --git a/man/pam_u2f.8.txt b/man/pam_u2f.8.txt.in
similarity index 90%
rename from man/pam_u2f.8.txt
rename to man/pam_u2f.8.txt.in
index 4524d39..d58c548 100644
--- a/man/pam_u2f.8.txt
+++ b/man/pam_u2f.8.txt.in
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ FIDO devices. It is not possible to mix native credentials and SSH
 credentials. Once this option is enabled all credentials will be parsed
 as SSH.
 
+*conf*=_path/to/pam_u2f.conf_::
+Set an alternative location for the configuration file.
+The supplied path must be absolute and must correspond to an existing
+regular file.
+See *CONFIGURATION FILE*.
+
 == EXAMPLES
 
 Second factor authentication deferring user verification configuration to the
@@ -162,6 +168,28 @@ mapping file in an encrypted home directory, will result in the
 impossibility of logging into the system. The partition is decrypted
 after login and the mapping file can not be accessed.
 
+== CONFIGURATION FILE
+
+A configuration file can be used to set the default module arguments.
+
+- The file has a `name = value` format, with comments starting with the `#`
+  character.
+
+- White spaces at the beginning of line, end of line, and around the `=` sign
+  are ignored.
+
+- Any `conf` argument in the configuration file is ignored.
+
+- The maximum size for the configuration file is 4 KiB.
+
+- The default path for the configuration file is `@SCONFDIR@/pam_u2f.conf`.
+  Note that it may have been set to another value by the distribution.  The
+  default file is allowed to not exist.  An alternative path may be set in the
+  module command line options.
+
+- The options specified on the module command line override the values from the
+  configuration file.
+
 == NOTES
 
 *Nodetect*