diff --git a/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst b/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
index 9b855b2502..da71e4e600 100644
--- a/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
@@ -276,6 +276,13 @@ then, OpenMC will only use up to the :math:`P_1` data.
   .. note:: This element is not used in the continuous-energy
     :ref:`energy_mode`.
 
+---------------------------
+``<max_splits>`` Element
+---------------------------
+
+The ``<max_splits>`` element indicates the number of times a particle can split during a history. 
+
+  *Default*: 1000
 
 --------------------------------------
 ``<max_write_lost_particles>`` Element