diff --git a/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Common/DocConfig.pm b/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Common/DocConfig.pm
index 1a002aced..3de4e41a4 100644
--- a/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Common/DocConfig.pm
+++ b/doc/lib/pgBackRestDoc/Common/DocConfig.pm
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use constant CONFIG_HELP_DEFAULT                                    => 'default'
 use constant CONFIG_HELP_DESCRIPTION                                => 'description';
     push @EXPORT, qw(CONFIG_HELP_DESCRIPTION);
 use constant CONFIG_HELP_EXAMPLE                                    => 'example';
+use constant CONFIG_HELP_INTERNAL                                   => 'internal';
 use constant CONFIG_HELP_NAME                                       => 'name';
 use constant CONFIG_HELP_NAME_ALT                                   => 'name-alt';
     push @EXPORT, qw(CONFIG_HELP_NAME_ALT);
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ sub process
 
         $$oCommand{&CONFIG_HELP_SUMMARY} = $oCommandDoc->nodeGet('summary')->textGet();
         $$oCommand{&CONFIG_HELP_DESCRIPTION} = $oCommandDoc->textGet();
+        $oCommand->{&CONFIG_HELP_INTERNAL} = cfgDefineCommand()->{$strCommand}{&CFGDEF_INTERNAL};
     }
 
     # Iterate through all options
@@ -425,6 +427,9 @@ sub manGet
 
     foreach my $strCommand (sort(keys(%{$$hConfig{&CONFIG_HELP_COMMAND}})))
     {
+        # Skip internal commands
+        next if $hConfig->{&CONFIG_HELP_COMMAND}{$strCommand}{&CONFIG_HELP_INTERNAL};
+
         my $hCommand = $$hConfig{&CONFIG_HELP_COMMAND}{$strCommand};
         $iCommandMaxLen = length($strCommand) > $iCommandMaxLen ? length($strCommand) : $iCommandMaxLen;
 
@@ -676,6 +681,9 @@ sub helpCommandDocGet
 
     foreach my $strCommand (sort(keys(%{$$oConfigHash{&CONFIG_HELP_COMMAND}})))
     {
+        # Skip internal commands
+        next if $oConfigHash->{&CONFIG_HELP_COMMAND}{$strCommand}{&CONFIG_HELP_INTERNAL};
+
         my $oCommandHash = $$oConfigHash{&CONFIG_HELP_COMMAND}{$strCommand};
         my $oSectionElement = $oDoc->nodeAdd('section', undef, {id => "command-${strCommand}"});
 
diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index da2616d1d..8c7355571 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@
 
                         <p>Fix incorrect example for <br-option>repo-retention-full-type</br-option> option.</p>
                     </release-item>
+
+                    <release-item>
+                        <release-item-contributor-list>
+                            <release-item-ideator id="cynthia.shang"/>
+                        </release-item-contributor-list>
+
+                        <p>Remove internal commands from <proper>HTML</proper> and <proper>man</proper> command references.</p>
+                    </release-item>
                 </release-bug-list>
 
                 <release-improvement-list>