diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.1.3 b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.1.3
index f8752ad56..06ed1eb57 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.1.3
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.1.3
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ What changed:
 - Support the Linux-specific AT_EMPTY_PATH flag for fchownat(2) and
   fstatat(2).
 
+- Allow AF_LOCAL sockets to be opened with O_PATH.
+
 Bug Fixes:
 ----------
 
diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
index 967c64ac5..78c7760cf 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ Support the Linux-specific AT_EMPTY_PATH flag for fchownat(2) and
 fstatat(2).
 </para></listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>
+Allow AF_LOCAL sockets to be opened with O_PATH.  If that flag is not
+set, or if an attempt is made to open a different type of socket, the
+errno is now EOPNOTSUPP instead of ENXIO.
+</para></listitem>
+
 </itemizedlist>
 
 </sect2>