diff --git a/doc/apps/ocsp.pod b/doc/apps/ocsp.pod
index e5b03db74..1b2b535b4 100644
--- a/doc/apps/ocsp.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/ocsp.pod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-ocsp - OCSP utility
+ocsp - Online Certificate Status Protocol utility
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ B<openssl> B<ocsp>
 
 B<WARNING: this documentation is preliminary and subject to change.>
 
+The Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) enables applications to
+determine the (revocation) state of an identified certificate (RFC 2560).
+
 The B<ocsp> command performs many common OCSP tasks. It can be used
 to print out requests and responses, create requests and send queries
 to an OCSP responder.
diff --git a/doc/apps/openssl.pod b/doc/apps/openssl.pod
index 0cbd199d7..689fe3a76 100644
--- a/doc/apps/openssl.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/openssl.pod
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ Generation of DSA Parameters.
 
 Generation of RSA Parameters.
 
+=item L<B<ocsp>|ocsp(1)>
+
+Online Certificate Status Protocol utility.
+
 =item L<B<passwd>|passwd(1)>
 
 Generation of hashed passwords.