diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index ff93437..727ff2a 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@
 getmarklist([{buf}])		List	list of global/local marks
 getmatches([{win}])		List	list of current matches
 getmousepos()			Dict	last known mouse position
+getmouseshape()			String	current mouse shape name
 getpid()			Number	process ID of Vim
 getpos({expr})			List	position of cursor, mark, etc.
 getqflist()			List	list of quickfix items
@@ -3879,6 +3880,12 @@
 		When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
 		|v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
 
+getmouseshape()						*getmouseshape()*
+		Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
+		When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
+		is unknown an empty string is returned.
+		This function is mainly intended for testing.
+
 							*getpid()*
 getpid()	Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
 		On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
diff --git a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
index e449003..5a7820e 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
@@ -1110,6 +1110,7 @@
 	getcharstr()		get a character from the user as a string
 	getcharmod()		get modifiers for the last typed character
 	getmousepos()		get last known mouse position
+	getmouseshape()		get name of the current mouse shape
 	echoraw()		output characters as-is
 	feedkeys()		put characters in the typeahead queue
 	input()			get a line from the user