diff --git a/website/content/docs/configuration/audit.mdx b/website/content/docs/configuration/audit.mdx
index 4776e9614..2fbb1137d 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/configuration/audit.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/configuration/audit.mdx
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ audit {
     rotate_bytes       = 100
     rotate_duration    = "24h"
     rotate_max_files   = 10
+    mode               = "0600"
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ audit {
 - `format` `(string: "json", required)` - Specifies the output format to be
   sent to a sink. Currently only `"json"` format is supported.
 
+- `mode` `(string: "0600")` - Specifies the permissions mode for the audit log
+   files using octal notation.
+
 - `path` `(string: "[data_dir]/audit/audit.log")` - Specifies the path and file
   name to use for the audit log. By default Nomad will use its configured
   [`data_dir`](/docs/configuration#data_dir) for a combined path of