diff --git a/wmhdplop/Makefile.am b/wmhdplop/Makefile.am
index 61e7b54..48d8a41 100644
--- a/wmhdplop/Makefile.am
+++ b/wmhdplop/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS=wmhdplop
 noinst_PROGRAMS=@GKHDPLOP@
 EXTRA_PROGRAMS=gkhdplop.so
+dist_man_MANS = wmhdplop.1
 
 EXTRA_DIST=autogen.sh gkrellm_hdplop.c
 
diff --git a/wmhdplop/wmhdplop.1 b/wmhdplop/wmhdplop.1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a30d9a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wmhdplop/wmhdplop.1
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+.TH WMHDPLOP 1 "June 25, 2004"
+.SH NAME
+wmhdplop \- hard drive monitor dockapp
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B wmhdplop
+.RI [ options ]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+This manual page documents briefly the
+.B wmhdplop
+command.
+This manual page was written for the Debian distribution
+because the original program does not have a manual page.
+.PP
+\fBwmhdplop\fP is a program that monitors hard drive activity and
+displays it graphically in a dockapp.
+.SH OPTIONS
+These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
+options starting with two dashes (`-').
+Please run wmhdplop \-h to get a summary of options.
+.SH AUTHOR
+This manual page was written by G\[:u]rkan Seng\[:u]n <gurkan@linuks.mine.nu>,
+for the Debian project (but may be used by others).