diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/cli.md b/docs/reference/commandline/cli.md
index 0d48d19725..a8529e728f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/cli.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/cli.md
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ format. For a list of supported formatting directives, see
 
 The property `nodesFormat` specifies the default format for `docker node ls` output.
 When the `--format` flag is not provided with the `docker node ls` command,
-Docker's client uses this property. If this property is not set, the client
-falls back to the default table format. For a list of supported formatting
+Docker's client uses the value of `nodesFormat`. If the value of `nodesFormat` is not set,
+the client uses the default table format. For a list of supported formatting
 directives, see the [**Formatting** section in the `docker node ls` documentation](node_ls.md)
 
 The property `credsStore` specifies an external binary to serve as the default
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/node_ls.md b/docs/reference/commandline/node_ls.md
index ad2ffcd050..8162e11b58 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/node_ls.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/node_ls.md
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ ID                           HOSTNAME        STATUS  AVAILABILITY  MANAGER STATU
 38ciaotwjuritcdtn9npbnkuz    swarm-worker1   Ready   Active
 e216jshn25ckzbvmwlnh5jr3g *  swarm-manager1  Ready   Active        Leader
 ```
-> **Note:**
-> If the `ID` field of the node is followed by a `*` (e.g., `e216jshn25ckzbvmwlnh5jr3g *`)
-> in the above example output, then this node is also the node of the current docker daemon.
+> **Note**:
+> In the above example output, there is a hidden column of `.Self` that indicates if the
+> node is the same node as the current docker daemon. A `*` (e.g., `e216jshn25ckzbvmwlnh5jr3g *`)
+> means this node is the current docker daemon.
 
 
 ### Filtering
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
 Placeholder      | Description
 -----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 `.ID`            | Node ID
+`.Self`          | Node of the daemon (`true/false`, `true`indicates that the node is the same as current docker daemon)
 `.Hostname`      | Node hostname
 `.Status`        | Node status
 `.Availability`  | Node availability ("active", "pause", or "drain")
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ The following example uses a template without headers and outputs the
 
 ```bash
 $ docker node ls --format "{{.ID}}: {{.Hostname}}"
-e216jshn25ckzbvmwlnh5jr3g *: swarm-manager1
+e216jshn25ckzbvmwlnh5jr3g: swarm-manager1
 ``