diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1dc1655..1a7748e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ or insufficient arguments are present for an option.
   server: {nargs: (1..2)},
   username: {nargs: 1},
   password: {nargs: 1},
+  color: {boolean: true},
 }
 ```
 
@@ -81,9 +82,12 @@ The keys of the `options` hash can be either strings or symbols.
 Options that have no special flags should have an empty hash as the value.
 
 Possible option flags:
+
 - `:short`: specify a short option letter to associate with the long option
 - `:nargs`: specify an exact number or range of possible numbers of
   arguments to the option
+- `:boolean`: if true, specify that the option is a toggleable boolean
+  option and allow a prefix of "no" to turn it off.
 
 ### Return values
 
diff --git a/lib/yawpa.rb b/lib/yawpa.rb
index 46ac859..8d2cb46 100644
--- a/lib/yawpa.rb
+++ b/lib/yawpa.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module Yawpa
   #     server: {nargs: (1..2)},
   #     username: {nargs: 1},
   #     password: {nargs: 1},
+  #     color: {boolean: true},
   #   }
   #
   # The keys of the +options+ Hash can be either strings or symbols.
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ module Yawpa
   # - +:short+: specify a short option letter to associate with the long option
   # - +:nargs+: specify an exact number or range of possible numbers of
   #   arguments to the option
+  # - +:boolean+: if true, specify that the option is a toggleable boolean
+  #   option and allow a prefix of "no" to turn it off.
   #
   # @param params [Array]
   #   List of program parameters to parse.