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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_foreign_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_foreign_table.sgml
index dc4b9075990..fc81ba3c498 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_foreign_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_foreign_table.sgml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ CREATE FOREIGN TABLE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">table_name
<phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">column_constraint</replaceable> is:</phrase>
[ CONSTRAINT <replaceable class="parameter">constraint_name</replaceable> ]
-{ NOT NULL |
+{ NOT NULL [ NO INHERIT ] |
NULL |
CHECK ( <replaceable class="parameter">expression</replaceable> ) [ NO INHERIT ] |
DEFAULT <replaceable>default_expr</replaceable> |
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ CREATE FOREIGN TABLE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">table_name
<phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">table_constraint</replaceable> is:</phrase>
[ CONSTRAINT <replaceable class="parameter">constraint_name</replaceable> ]
+ NOT NULL <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [ NO INHERIT ] |
CHECK ( <replaceable class="parameter">expression</replaceable> ) [ NO INHERIT ]
<phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">partition_bound_spec</replaceable> is:</phrase>
@@ -203,11 +204,16 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><literal>NOT NULL</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>NOT NULL</literal> [ NO INHERIT ]</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The column is not allowed to contain null values.
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ A constraint marked with <literal>NO INHERIT</literal> will not propagate to
+ child tables.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>