diff --git a/doc/manual/pragmas.txt b/doc/manual/pragmas.txt
index 68a88f865..f89194c9a 100644
--- a/doc/manual/pragmas.txt
+++ b/doc/manual/pragmas.txt
@@ -531,6 +531,24 @@ Implementation Specific Pragmas
 This section describes additional pragmas that the current Nim implementation
 supports but which should not be seen as part of the language specification.
 
+Bitsize pragma
+--------------
+
+The ``bitsize`` pragma is for object field members. It declares the field as
+a bitfield in C/C++.
+
+.. code-block:: Nim
+  type
+    mybitfield = object
+      flag {.bitsize:1.}: cuint
+
+generates:
+
+.. code-block:: C
+  struct mybitfield {
+    unsigned int flag:1;
+  };
+
 
 Volatile pragma
 ---------------
diff --git a/web/news.txt b/web/news.txt
index cfa40c65c..33ceac49e 100644
--- a/web/news.txt
+++ b/web/news.txt
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ News
   - The compiler finally considers symbol binding rules in templates and
     generics for overloaded ``[]``, ``[]=``, ``{}``, ``{}=`` operators
     (issue `#2599 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/2599>`_).
+  - The compiler now supports a `bitsize pragma <docs/manual.html#pragmas-bitsize-pragma>`_
+    for constructing bitfields.
 
 
   Language Additions