diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_power_man.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_power_man.rst
index 2e350c45f1..bb39cac24d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_power_man.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_power_man.rst
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ will use automatic PMD power management.
 This mode is limited to one queue per core,
 and has three available power management schemes:
 
+``baseline``
+  This mode will not enable any power saving features.
+
 ``monitor``
   This will use ``rte_power_monitor()`` function to enter
   a power-optimized state (subject to platform support).