diff --git a/debian/proxmox-backup-server.install b/debian/proxmox-backup-server.install
index 2189f8d9..fdc0944a 100644
--- a/debian/proxmox-backup-server.install
+++ b/debian/proxmox-backup-server.install
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ usr/share/man/man5/user.cfg.5
 usr/share/man/man5/remote.cfg.5
 usr/share/man/man5/sync.cfg.5
 usr/share/man/man5/verification.cfg.5
+usr/share/man/man5/media-pool.cfg.5
 usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_proxmox-backup-manager
 usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_pmtx
 usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_pmt
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 10824da4..99d2426f 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ GENERATED_SYNOPSIS := 						\
 	pmt/synopsis.rst					\
 	backup-protocol-api.rst					\
 	reader-protocol-api.rst					\
+	config/madia-pool/config.rst				\
 	config/user/config.rst					\
 	config/remote/config.rst				\
 	config/sync/config.rst					\
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ MAN1_PAGES := 				\
 	proxmox-backup-manager.1
 
 MAN5_PAGES :=				\
+	media-pool.cfg.5		\
 	acl.cfg.5			\
 	user.cfg.5			\
 	remote.cfg.5			\
@@ -135,6 +137,12 @@ config/acl/roles.rst: ${COMPILEDIR}/docgen
 acl.cfg.5: config/acl/man5.rst config/acl/roles.rst config/acl/format.rst
 	rst2man $< >$@
 
+config/media-pool/config.rst: ${COMPILEDIR}/docgen
+	${COMPILEDIR}/docgen media-pool.cfg >$@
+
+media-pool.cfg.5: config/media-pool/man5.rst config/media-pool/config.rst config/media-pool/format.rst
+	rst2man $< >$@
+
 proxmox-backup-client/synopsis.rst: ${COMPILEDIR}/proxmox-backup-client
 	${COMPILEDIR}/proxmox-backup-client printdoc > proxmox-backup-client/synopsis.rst
 
diff --git a/docs/config/media-pool/format.rst b/docs/config/media-pool/format.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c7a08d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/config/media-pool/format.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Each entry starts with a header ``pool: <name>``, followed by the
+media pool configuration options.
+
+::
+
+  pool: company1
+	allocation always
+	retention overwrite
+
+  pool: ...
+	
+
+You can use the ``proxmox-tape pool`` command to manipulate this file.
diff --git a/docs/config/media-pool/man5.rst b/docs/config/media-pool/man5.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..910f6ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/config/media-pool/man5.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+==========================
+media-pool.cfg
+==========================
+
+.. include:: ../../epilog.rst
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+Media Pool Configuration
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+:Author: |AUTHOR|
+:Version: Version |VERSION|
+:Manual section: 5
+
+Description
+===========
+
+The file /etc/proxmox-backup/media-pool.cfg is a configuration file
+for Proxmox Backup Server. It contains the medila pool configuration
+for tape backups.
+
+
+File Format
+===========
+
+.. include:: format.rst
+
+
+Options
+=======
+
+.. include:: config.rst
+
+
+.. include:: ../../pbs-copyright.rst
diff --git a/docs/tape-backup.rst b/docs/tape-backup.rst
index c54eeed6..38f9be50 100644
--- a/docs/tape-backup.rst
+++ b/docs/tape-backup.rst
@@ -730,3 +730,22 @@ This command does the following:
 - run drive cleaning operation
 
 - unload the cleaning tape (to slot 3)
+
+
+
+Configuration Files
+-------------------
+
+``media-pool.cfg``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+File Format
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. include:: config/media-pool/format.rst
+
+
+Options
+^^^^^^^
+
+.. include:: config/media-pool/config.rst