diff --git a/man/systemd-resolve.xml b/man/systemd-resolve.xml
index bfd5a68fd9..f3dbaec744 100644
--- a/man/systemd-resolve.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-resolve.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@
         (i.e. classic unicast DNS), <literal>llmnr</literal> (<ulink
         url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4795">Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution</ulink>),
         <literal>llmnr-ipv4</literal>, <literal>llmnr-ipv6</literal> (LLMNR via the indicated underlying IP
-        protocols). By default the lookup is done via all protocols suitable for the lookup. If used, limits the set of
+        protocols), <literal>mdns</literal> (<ulink url="https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc6762.txt">Multicast DNS</ulink>),
+        <literal>mdns-ipv4</literal>, <literal>mdns-ipv6</literal> (MDNS via the indicated underlying IP protocols).
+        By default the lookup is done via all protocols suitable for the lookup. If used, limits the set of
         protocols that may be used. Use this option multiple times to enable resolving via multiple protocols at the
         same time. The setting <literal>llmnr</literal> is identical to specifying this switch once with
         <literal>llmnr-ipv4</literal> and once via <literal>llmnr-ipv6</literal>. Note that this option does not force
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolve-tool.c b/src/resolve/resolve-tool.c
index 07d9582ccb..0c62e5b385 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolve-tool.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolve-tool.c
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ static int status_all(sd_bus *bus) {
 static void help_protocol_types(void) {
         if (arg_legend)
                 puts("Known protocol types:");
-        puts("dns\nllmnr\nllmnr-ipv4\nllmnr-ipv6");
+        puts("dns\nllmnr\nllmnr-ipv4\nllmnr-ipv6\nmdns\nmnds-ipv4\nmdns-ipv6");
 }
 
 static void help_dns_types(void) {
@@ -1722,6 +1722,12 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                                 arg_flags |= SD_RESOLVED_LLMNR_IPV4;
                         else if (streq(optarg, "llmnr-ipv6"))
                                 arg_flags |= SD_RESOLVED_LLMNR_IPV6;
+                        else if (streq(optarg, "mdns"))
+                                arg_flags |= SD_RESOLVED_MDNS;
+                        else if (streq(optarg, "mdns-ipv4"))
+                                arg_flags |= SD_RESOLVED_MDNS_IPV4;
+                        else if (streq(optarg, "mdns-ipv6"))
+                                arg_flags |= SD_RESOLVED_MDNS_IPV6;
                         else {
                                 log_error("Unknown protocol specifier: %s", optarg);
                                 return -EINVAL;