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diff --git a/services/nodemanager/doc/ec2.example.cfg b/services/nodemanager/doc/ec2.example.cfg
index 117f9b224b..f5329ebe16 100644
--- a/services/nodemanager/doc/ec2.example.cfg
+++ b/services/nodemanager/doc/ec2.example.cfg
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ boot_fail_after = 1800
 # an Arvados node that hasn't been updated for this long.
 node_stale_after = 14400
 
+# Number of consecutive times a node must report as "idle" before it
+# will be considered eligible for shutdown.  Node status is checked
+# each poll period, and node can go idle at any point during a poll
+# period (meaning a node could be reported as idle that has only been
+# idle for 1 second).  With a 60 second poll period, three consecutive
+# status updates of "idle" suggests the node has been idle at least
+# 121 seconds.
+consecutive_idle_count = 3
+
 # Scaling factor to be applied to nodes' available RAM size. Usually there's a
 # variable discrepancy between the advertised RAM value on cloud nodes and the
 # actual amount available.