diff --git a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
index e60ac514d265..162cef6fba26 100644
--- a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ get_usage(zfs_help_t idx)
 	case HELP_HOLD:
 		return (gettext("\thold [-r] <tag> <snapshot> ...\n"));
 	case HELP_HOLDS:
-		return (gettext("\tholds [-r] <snapshot> ...\n"));
+		return (gettext("\tholds [-rH] <snapshot> ...\n"));
 	case HELP_RELEASE:
 		return (gettext("\trelease [-r] <tag> <snapshot> ...\n"));
 	case HELP_DIFF:
@@ -5961,9 +5961,10 @@ holds_callback(zfs_handle_t *zhp, void *data)
 }
 
 /*
- * zfs holds [-r] <snap> ...
+ * zfs holds [-rH] <snap> ...
  *
- *	-r	Recursively hold
+ *	-r	Lists holds that are set on the named snapshots recursively.
+ *	-H	Scripted mode; elide headers and separate columns by tabs.
  */
 static int
 zfs_do_holds(int argc, char **argv)
diff --git a/man/man8/zfs.8 b/man/man8/zfs.8
index e356fc196e94..02141da71c5c 100644
--- a/man/man8/zfs.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs.8
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
 .Ar tag Ar snapshot Ns ...
 .Nm
 .Cm holds
-.Op Fl r
+.Op Fl rH
 .Ar snapshot Ns ...
 .Nm
 .Cm release
@@ -4294,7 +4294,7 @@ of all descendent file systems.
 .It Xo
 .Nm
 .Cm holds
-.Op Fl r
+.Op Fl rH
 .Ar snapshot Ns ...
 .Xc
 Lists all existing user references for the given snapshot or snapshots.
@@ -4302,6 +4302,8 @@ Lists all existing user references for the given snapshot or snapshots.
 .It Fl r
 Lists the holds that are set on the named descendent snapshots, in addition to
 listing the holds on the named snapshot.
+.It Fl H
+Do not print headers, use tab-delimited output.
 .El
 .It Xo
 .Nm