diff --git a/man/sysklogd.8 b/man/sysklogd.8
index 2c8fdf0..4597511 100644
--- a/man/sysklogd.8
+++ b/man/sysklogd.8
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ sysklogd \- Linux system logging utilities.
 .I interval
 ] 
 .RB [ " \-n " ]
+.RB [ " \-P "
+.I pid file
+]
 .RB [ " \-p"
 .IB socket 
 ]
@@ -154,6 +157,11 @@ Avoid auto-backgrounding.  This is needed especially if the
 is started and controlled by
 .BR init (8).
 .TP
+.BI "\-P " "pid_file"
+Specify an alternative file in which to store the process ID.
+The default is
+.IR /var/run/syslog.pid .
+.TP
 .BI "\-p " "socket"
 You can specify an alternative unix domain socket instead of
 .IR /dev/log "."
diff --git a/src/syslogd.c b/src/syslogd.c
index 8b20132..17a9f25 100644
--- a/src/syslogd.c
+++ b/src/syslogd.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		funix[i] = -1;
 	}
 
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "46Aa:dhHf:l:m:np:R:rs:v?")) != EOF) {
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "46Aa:dhHf:l:m:nP:p:R:rs:v?")) != EOF) {
 		switch ((char)ch) {
 		case '4':
 			family = PF_INET;
@@ -396,6 +396,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			Foreground = 1;
 			break;
 
+		case 'P':
+			PidFile = optarg;
+			break;
+
 		case 'p': /* path to regular log socket */
 			funixn[0] = optarg;
 			break;
@@ -681,13 +685,15 @@ int usage(int code)
 	        "  -l HOST   Host name to log without its FQDN, use ':' for multiple hosts\n"
 	        "  -m INTV   Interval between MARK messages in log, 0 to disable, default: 20\n"
 	        "  -n        Run in foreground, required when run from a modern init/supervisor\n"
+		"  -P FILE   Specify an	alternative file in which to store the process ID.\n"
+		"            The default is %s."
 	        "  -p PATH   Alternate path to UNIX domain socket, default: %s\n"
 	        "  -r        Act as remote syslog sink for other hosts\n"
 	        "  -s NAME   Strip domain name before logging, use ':' for multiple domains\n"
 	        "  -v        Show program version and exit\n"
 	        "\n"
 	        "Bug report address: %s\n",
-		_PATH_LOG, PACKAGE_BUGREPORT);
+		_PATH_LOGPID, _PATH_LOG, PACKAGE_BUGREPORT);
 	exit(code);
 }