diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index aeec2449..d24e2b37 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 * The fill CSS attached to fillable containers and fill items with `bindFillRole()` now uses a [CSS cascade layer](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/Building_blocks/Cascade_layers) named `htmltools` to reduce the precedence order of the fill CSS. (#425)
 
+* Improved documentation for boolean attributes in `tagAppendAttributes()` to note that they can be set via an `NA` value, e.g. `tagAppendAttributes(div(), contenteditable = NA)` creates `<div contenteditable></div>`. (thanks @russHyde, #427)
+
 ## Bug fixes
 
 * `bindFillRole()` now attaches its `HTMLDependency()` to fill items, thus reducing the possibility of filling layout breaking due to missing CSS. (#421)
diff --git a/R/tags.R b/R/tags.R
index e35691bb..2eea80f5 100644
--- a/R/tags.R
+++ b/R/tags.R
@@ -403,7 +403,9 @@ tagAddRenderHook <- function(tag, func, replace = FALSE) {
 #'
 #' @export
 #' @param tag a [tag] object.
-#' @param ... a collection of attributes.
+#' @param ... Attributes to append as named argument-value pairs. A named
+#'   argument with an `NA` value is rendered as a boolean attribute (see
+#'   example).
 #' @param .cssSelector A character string containing a [CSS
 #'   selector](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/Building_blocks/Selectors)
 #'   for targeting particular (inner) tags of interest. At the moment, only a
@@ -423,6 +425,7 @@ tagAddRenderHook <- function(tag, func, replace = FALSE) {
 #' html <- div(a())
 #' tagAppendAttributes(html, class = "foo")
 #' tagAppendAttributes(html, .cssSelector = "a", class = "bar")
+#' tagAppendAttributes(html, contenteditable = NA)
 #'
 #' tagHasAttribute(div(foo = "bar"), "foo")
 #' tagGetAttribute(div(foo = "bar"), "foo")
diff --git a/man/tagAppendAttributes.Rd b/man/tagAppendAttributes.Rd
index 0b1dc7a8..411ba88a 100644
--- a/man/tagAppendAttributes.Rd
+++ b/man/tagAppendAttributes.Rd
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ tagGetAttribute(tag, attr)
 \arguments{
 \item{tag}{a \link{tag} object.}
 
-\item{...}{a collection of attributes.}
+\item{...}{Attributes to append as named argument-value pairs. A named
+argument with an \code{NA} value is rendered as a boolean attribute (see
+example).}
 
 \item{.cssSelector}{A character string containing a \href{https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/Building_blocks/Selectors}{CSS selector}
 for targeting particular (inner) tags of interest. At the moment, only a
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ and obtain the value (\code{tagGetAttribute()}) of HTML attribute(s).
 html <- div(a())
 tagAppendAttributes(html, class = "foo")
 tagAppendAttributes(html, .cssSelector = "a", class = "bar")
+tagAppendAttributes(html, contenteditable = NA)
 
 tagHasAttribute(div(foo = "bar"), "foo")
 tagGetAttribute(div(foo = "bar"), "foo")