diff --git a/docs/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.25.md b/docs/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.25.md
index b83ce68cdf..aabd1d06d6 100644
--- a/docs/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.25.md
+++ b/docs/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.25.md
@@ -377,7 +377,9 @@ Create a container
 -   **Labels** - Adds a map of labels to a container. To specify a map: `{"key":"value"[,"key2":"value2"]}`
 -   **Cmd** - Command to run specified as a string or an array of strings.
 -   **Entrypoint** - Set the entry point for the container as a string or an array
-      of strings.
+      of strings. If the array consists of exactly one empty string (`[""]`) then the entry point
+      is reset to system default (i.e., the entry point used by docker when there is no `ENTRYPOINT`
+      instruction in the Dockerfile).
 -   **Image** - A string specifying the image name to use for the container.
 -   **Volumes** - An object mapping mount point paths (strings) inside the
       container to empty objects.
diff --git a/docs/reference/run.md b/docs/reference/run.md
index 4f6e679c9e..87fb0e8c81 100644
--- a/docs/reference/run.md
+++ b/docs/reference/run.md
@@ -1305,6 +1305,10 @@ or two examples of how to pass more parameters to that ENTRYPOINT:
     $ docker run -it --entrypoint /bin/bash example/redis -c ls -l
     $ docker run -it --entrypoint /usr/bin/redis-cli example/redis --help
 
+You can reset a containers entrypoint by passing an empty string, for example:
+
+    $ docker run -it --entrypoint="" mysql bash
+
 > **Note**: Passing `--entrypoint` will clear out any default command set on the
 > image (i.e. any `CMD` instruction in the Dockerfile used to build it).