diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f4bd18..972409f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ require("oil").setup({
     is_always_hidden = function(name, bufnr)
       return false
     end,
+    -- Sort file names in a more intuitive order for humans. Is less performant,
+    -- so you may want to set to false if you work with large directories.
+    natural_order = true,
     sort = {
       -- sort order can be "asc" or "desc"
       -- see :help oil-columns to see which columns are sortable
diff --git a/doc/oil.txt b/doc/oil.txt
index 9e6eec3..176a0cb 100644
--- a/doc/oil.txt
+++ b/doc/oil.txt
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ CONFIG                                                                *oil-confi
         is_always_hidden = function(name, bufnr)
           return false
         end,
+        -- Sort file names in a more intuitive order for humans. Is less performant,
+        -- so you may want to set to false if you work with large directories.
+        natural_order = true,
         sort = {
           -- sort order can be "asc" or "desc"
           -- see :help oil-columns to see which columns are sortable