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diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
index 0e6222f..adbc40b 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ Variables for CTest
/variable/CTEST_SVN_COMMAND
/variable/CTEST_SVN_OPTIONS
/variable/CTEST_SVN_UPDATE_OPTIONS
+ /variable/CTEST_TEST_LOAD
/variable/CTEST_TEST_TIMEOUT
/variable/CTEST_TRIGGER_SITE
/variable/CTEST_UPDATE_COMMAND
diff --git a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst b/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
index c91321b..50c856a 100644
--- a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ Options
number of jobs. This option can also be set by setting the
environment variable ``CTEST_PARALLEL_LEVEL``.
+``--test-load <level>``
+ While running tests in parallel (e.g. with ``-j``), try not to start
+ tests when they may cause the CPU load to pass above a given threshold.
+
+ When ``ctest`` is run as a `Dashboard Client`_ this sets the
+ ``TestLoad`` option of the `CTest Test Step`_.
+
``-Q,--quiet``
Make ctest quiet.
@@ -776,6 +783,13 @@ Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.
Configuration settings include:
+``TestLoad``
+ While running tests in parallel (e.g. with ``-j``), try not to start
+ tests when they may cause the CPU load to pass above a given threshold.
+
+ * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_TEST_LOAD`
+ * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_TEST_LOAD``
+
``TimeOut``
The default timeout for each test if not specified by the
:prop_test:`TIMEOUT` test property.