diff --git a/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md b/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
index f99a2c409..f827fd78f 100644
--- a/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
+++ b/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
@@ -882,6 +882,7 @@ nrpe_arguments	| **Optional.** Arguments that should be passed to the command. M
 nrpe_ipv4       | **Optional.** Use IPv4 connection. Defaults to false.
 nrpe_ipv6       | **Optional.** Use IPv6 connection. Defaults to false.
 nrpe_version_2	| **Optional.** Use this if you want to connect using NRPE v2 protocol (needed for NSClient++). Defaults to false.
+nrpe_version_3	| **Optional.** Use this if you want to connect using NRPE v3 protocol. Defaults to false.
 nrpe_payload_size	| **Optional.** Specify non-default payload size for NSClient++. Default is 1024.
 nrpe_ca		| **Optional.** The CA file to use for PKI. Defaults to none.
 nrpe_cert	| **Optional.** The client cert file to use for PKI. Defaults to none.
diff --git a/itl/command-plugins.conf b/itl/command-plugins.conf
index efbe42402..a09af5cdb 100644
--- a/itl/command-plugins.conf
+++ b/itl/command-plugins.conf
@@ -2323,6 +2323,10 @@ object CheckCommand "nrpe" {
 			set_if = "$nrpe_version_2$"
 			description = "Use this if you want to connect to NRPE v2"
 		}
+		"-3" = {
+			set_if = "$nrpe_version_3$"
+			description = "Use this if you want to connect to NRPE v3"
+		}
 		"-P" = {
 			value = "$nrpe_payload_size$"
 			description = "Specify non-default payload size for NSClient++"