diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/service_ls.md b/docs/reference/commandline/service_ls.md
index 86273ff1ff..6b07b84053 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/service_ls.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/service_ls.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ The currently supported filters are:
 
 * [id](service_ls.md#id)
 * [label](service_ls.md#label)
+* [mode](service_ls.md#mode)
 * [name](service_ls.md#name)
 
 #### id
@@ -98,6 +99,18 @@ ID            NAME      MODE        REPLICAS  IMAGE
 74nzcxxjv6fq  backend   replicated  3/3       redis:3.0.6
 ```
 
+#### mode
+
+The `mode` filter matches on the mode (either `replicated` or `global`) of a service.
+
+The following filter matches only `global` services.
+
+```bash
+$ docker service ls --filter mode=global
+ID                  NAME                MODE                REPLICAS            IMAGE
+w7y0v2yrn620        top                 global              1/1                 busybox
+```
+
 #### name
 
 The `name` filter matches on all or part of a service's name.