diff --git a/doc/source/programs/ogr2ogr.rst b/doc/source/programs/ogr2ogr.rst
index c8cdcd7cfa92..0cc31653c721 100644
--- a/doc/source/programs/ogr2ogr.rst
+++ b/doc/source/programs/ogr2ogr.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Synopsis
             [-preserve_fid] [-fid <FID>] [-limit <nb_features>]
             [-spat <xmin> <ymin> <xmax> <ymax>] [-spat_srs <srs_def>] [-geomfield <field>]
             [-a_srs <srs_def>] [-t_srs <srs_def>] [-s_srs <srs_def>] [-ct <string>]
-            [-f <format_name>] [-overwrite] [-dsco <NAME>=<VALUE>]...
+            [-if <input_drv_name>] [-f <format_name>] [-overwrite] [-dsco <NAME>=<VALUE>]...
             [-lco <NAME>=<VALUE>]... [-nln <name>]
             [-nlt <type>|PROMOTE_TO_MULTI|CONVERT_TO_LINEAR|CONVERT_TO_CURVE]
             [-dim XY|XYZ|XYM|XYZM|<layer_dim>]
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ output coordinate system or even reprojecting the features during translation.
 
 .. include:: options/help_and_help_general.rst
 
+.. include:: options/if.rst
+
 .. option:: -f <format_name>
 
     Output file format name, e.g. ``ESRI Shapefile``, ``MapInfo File``,
diff --git a/doc/source/programs/options/formats_raster.rst b/doc/source/programs/options/formats_raster.rst
index f3d57fc7e05d..23e944453e6d 100644
--- a/doc/source/programs/options/formats_raster.rst
+++ b/doc/source/programs/options/formats_raster.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     which determines the order in which they are successively probed when opening
     a dataset. Most of the time, this order does not matter, but in some situations,
     several drivers may recognize the same file. The ``-if`` option of some utilities
-    can be specified to ask to use a particular driver to open the dataset.
+    can be specified to restrict opening the dataset with a subset of drivers (generally one).
+    Note that it does not force those drivers to open the dataset. In particular,
+    some drivers have requirements on file extensions.
     Alternatively, the :config:`GDAL_SKIP` configuration option can also be used
     to exclude one or several drivers.
diff --git a/doc/source/programs/options/formats_vector.rst b/doc/source/programs/options/formats_vector.rst
index 86a2bfa722b8..26b79620fae0 100644
--- a/doc/source/programs/options/formats_vector.rst
+++ b/doc/source/programs/options/formats_vector.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     which determines the order in which they are successively probed when opening
     a dataset. Most of the time, this order does not matter, but in some situations,
     several drivers may recognize the same file. The ``-if`` option of some utilities
-    can be specified to ask to use a particular driver to open the dataset.
+    can be specified to restrict opening the dataset with a subset of drivers (generally one).
+    Note that it does not force those drivers to open the dataset. In particular,
+    some drivers have requirements on file extensions.
     Alternatively, the :config:`GDAL_SKIP` configuration option can also be used
     to exclude one or several drivers.
diff --git a/doc/source/programs/options/if.rst b/doc/source/programs/options/if.rst
index 83b07eba435c..99bfd6c4b454 100644
--- a/doc/source/programs/options/if.rst
+++ b/doc/source/programs/options/if.rst
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
     not necessary to specify it, but it can be used to skip automatic driver
     detection, when it fails to select the appropriate driver.
     This option can be repeated several times to specify several candidate drivers.
+    Note that it does not force those drivers to open the dataset. In particular,
+    some drivers have requirements on file extensions.
 
     .. versionadded:: 3.2