diff --git a/man/systemd.nspawn.xml b/man/systemd.nspawn.xml
index 1db41a1b72..6492a8911a 100644
--- a/man/systemd.nspawn.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.nspawn.xml
@@ -585,6 +585,26 @@
         <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v226"/></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>NamespacePath=</varname></term>
+
+        <listitem><para>Takes the path to a file representing a kernel
+        network namespace that the container shall run in. The specified path
+        should refer to a (possibly bind-mounted) network namespace file, as
+        exposed by the kernel below <filename>/proc/$PID/ns/net</filename>.
+        This makes the container enter the given network namespace. One of the
+        typical use cases is to give a network namespace under
+        <filename>/run/netns</filename> created by <citerefentry
+        project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>ip-netns</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+        for example, <varname>NamespacePath=/run/netns/foo</varname>.
+        Note that this option cannot be used together with other
+        network-related options, such as <varname>Private=</varname>
+        or <varname>Interface=</varname>. This option corresponds to the
+        <option>--network-namespace-path</option> command line switch.</para>
+
+        <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v259"/></listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>VirtualEthernet=</varname></term>
 
diff --git a/src/nspawn/nspawn-gperf.gperf b/src/nspawn/nspawn-gperf.gperf
index 7a8a8d8b3d..9c886f7121 100644
--- a/src/nspawn/nspawn-gperf.gperf
+++ b/src/nspawn/nspawn-gperf.gperf
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Files.PrivateUsersOwnership,  config_parse_userns_ownership, 0,
 Files.BindUser,               config_parse_bind_user,      0,                        offsetof(Settings, bind_user)
 Files.BindUserShell,          config_parse_bind_user_shell, 0,                       0
 Network.Private,              config_parse_tristate,       0,                        offsetof(Settings, private_network)
+Network.NamespacePath,        config_parse_path,           0,                        offsetof(Settings, network_namespace_path)
 Network.Interface,            config_parse_network_iface_pair, 0,                    offsetof(Settings, network_interfaces)
 Network.MACVLAN,              config_parse_macvlan_iface_pair, 0,                    offsetof(Settings, network_macvlan)
 Network.IPVLAN,               config_parse_ipvlan_iface_pair, 0,                     offsetof(Settings, network_ipvlan)