diff --git a/infer/documentation/issues/CHECKERS_PRINTF_ARGS.md b/infer/documentation/issues/CHECKERS_PRINTF_ARGS.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24654d5ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/documentation/issues/CHECKERS_PRINTF_ARGS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+This error is reported when the argument types to a `printf` method do not match the format string.
+
+```java
+  void stringInsteadOfInteger(PrintStream out) {
+    out.printf("Hello %d", "world");
+  }
+```
+
+Action: fix the mismatch between format string and argument types.
diff --git a/infer/src/base/IssueType.ml b/infer/src/base/IssueType.ml
index b3257c7b1..90e56b2dd 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/IssueType.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/IssueType.ml
@@ -324,7 +324,10 @@ let checkers_immutable_cast =
     ~user_documentation:[%blob "../../documentation/issues/CHECKERS_IMMUTABLE_CAST.md"]
 
 
-let checkers_printf_args = register_from_string ~id:"CHECKERS_PRINTF_ARGS" Error PrintfArgs
+let checkers_printf_args =
+  register_from_string ~id:"CHECKERS_PRINTF_ARGS" Error PrintfArgs
+    ~user_documentation:[%blob "../../documentation/issues/CHECKERS_PRINTF_ARGS.md"]
+
 
 let class_cast_exception =
   register_from_string ~visibility:Developer ~enabled:false ~id:"CLASS_CAST_EXCEPTION" Error