diff --git a/docs/source/command_line.rst b/docs/source/command_line.rst
index 78869fb10bbd..727316a34310 100644
--- a/docs/source/command_line.rst
+++ b/docs/source/command_line.rst
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ Here are some more useful flags:
 
 - ``--disallow-any`` disallows various types of ``Any`` in a module.
   The option takes a comma-separated list of the following values:
-  ``unimported``, ``unannotated``, ``expr``, ``decorated``, ``explicit``.
+  ``unimported``, ``unannotated``, ``expr``, ``decorated``, ``explicit``,
+  ``generics``.
 
   ``unimported`` disallows usage of types that come from unfollowed imports
   (such types become aliases for ``Any``). Unfollowed imports occur either
@@ -304,6 +305,11 @@ Here are some more useful flags:
   ``explicit`` disallows explicit ``Any`` in type positions such as type
   annotations and generic type parameters.
 
+  ``generics`` disallows usage of generic types that do not specify explicit
+  type parameters. Moreover, built-in collections (such as ``list`` and
+  ``dict``) become disallowed as you should use their aliases from the typing
+  module (such as ``List[int]`` and ``Dict[str, str]``).
+
 - ``--disallow-untyped-defs`` reports an error whenever it encounters
   a function definition without type annotations.
 
diff --git a/docs/source/config_file.rst b/docs/source/config_file.rst
index 20fc4241f409..6a32414cc571 100644
--- a/docs/source/config_file.rst
+++ b/docs/source/config_file.rst
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ overridden by the pattern sections matching the module name.
 - ``disallow_any`` (Comma-separated list, default empty) is an option to
   disallow various types of ``Any`` in a module. The flag takes a
   comma-separated list of the following arguments: ``unimported``,
-  ``unannotated``, ``expr``, ``decorated``, ``explicit``. For explanations
-  see the discussion for the :ref:`--disallow-any <disallow-any>` option.
+  ``unannotated``, ``expr``, ``decorated``, ``explicit``, ``generics``.
+  For explanations see the discussion for the :ref:`--disallow-any <disallow-any>` option.
 
 - ``disallow_untyped_calls`` (Boolean, default False) disallows
   calling functions without type annotations from functions with type