diff --git a/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst b/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst
index 3ced284e..2a8d5418 100644
--- a/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst
+++ b/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst
@@ -528,8 +528,9 @@ There are a few top level defaults for all indexes that can be set::
         meta = {
             'index_options': {},
             'index_background': True,
+            'index_cls': False,
+            'auto_create_index': True,
             'index_drop_dups': True,
-            'index_cls': False
         }
 
 
@@ -542,6 +543,12 @@ There are a few top level defaults for all indexes that can be set::
 :attr:`index_cls` (Optional)
     A way to turn off a specific index for _cls.
 
+:attr:`auto_create_index` (Optional)
+    When this is True (default), MongoEngine will ensure that the correct
+    indexes exist in MongoDB each time a command is run. This can be disabled
+    in systems where indexes are managed separately. Disabling this will improve
+    performance.
+
 :attr:`index_drop_dups` (Optional)
     Set the default value for if an index should drop duplicates