diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index 34ee4ff7c..19714700a 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ Added
 - New `:edit-command` command to edit the commandline in an editor.
 - New `tabs.persist_mode_on_change` setting to keep the current mode when
   switching tabs.
+- New `session.lazy_restore` setting which allows to not load pages immediately
+  when restoring a session.
 
 Changed
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index 2da7a5008..967f6c4c6 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
 |<<scrolling.bar,scrolling.bar>>|Show a scrollbar.
 |<<scrolling.smooth,scrolling.smooth>>|Enable smooth scrolling for web pages.
 |<<session.default_name,session.default_name>>|Name of the session to save by default.
+|<<session.lazy_restore,session.lazy_restore>>|Load a restored tab as soon as it takes focus.
 |<<spellcheck.languages,spellcheck.languages>>|Languages to use for spell checking.
 |<<statusbar.hide,statusbar.hide>>|Hide the statusbar unless a message is shown.
 |<<statusbar.padding,statusbar.padding>>|Padding (in pixels) for the statusbar.
@@ -2565,6 +2566,14 @@ Type: <<types,SessionName>>
 
 Default: empty
 
+[[session.lazy_restore]]
+=== session.lazy_restore
+Load a restored tab as soon as it takes focus.
+
+Type: <<types,Bool>>
+
+Default: +pass:[false]+
+
 [[spellcheck.languages]]
 === spellcheck.languages
 Languages to use for spell checking.