diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19d62a0..009ddb4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ require("oil").setup({
   trash_command = "trash-put",
   -- Selecting a new/moved/renamed file or directory will prompt you to save changes first
   prompt_save_on_select_new_entry = true,
+  -- Oil will automatically delete hidden buffers after this delay
+  -- You can set the delay to false to disable cleanup entirely
+  -- Note that the cleanup process only starts when none of the oil buffers are currently displayed
+  cleanup_delay_ms = 2000,
   -- Keymaps in oil buffer. Can be any value that `vim.keymap.set` accepts OR a table of keymap
   -- options with a `callback` (e.g. { callback = function() ... end, desc = "", mode = "n" })
   -- Additionally, if it is a string that matches "actions.<name>",
diff --git a/doc/oil.txt b/doc/oil.txt
index 4414ea4..0bd9fe6 100644
--- a/doc/oil.txt
+++ b/doc/oil.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ OPTIONS                                                              *oil-option
       trash_command = "trash-put",
       -- Selecting a new/moved/renamed file or directory will prompt you to save changes first
       prompt_save_on_select_new_entry = true,
+      -- Oil will automatically delete hidden buffers after this delay
+      -- You can set the delay to false to disable cleanup entirely
+      -- Note that the cleanup process only starts when none of the oil buffers are currently displayed
+      cleanup_delay_ms = 2000,
       -- Keymaps in oil buffer. Can be any value that `vim.keymap.set` accepts OR a table of keymap
       -- options with a `callback` (e.g. { callback = function() ... end, desc = "", mode = "n" })
       -- Additionally, if it is a string that matches "actions.<name>",