diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97a8a6b..3044693 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ View man pages in vim. Grep for the man pages.
   specially highlighted references to other man pages i.e. `printf(3)`), also
   defined for other tag mappings like `g_Ctrl-]`, `Ctrl-W_Ctrl-]` etc.
 - `K` - same as `Ctrl-]`
+- `R` - redraw manpage text, useful after a vertical resize
 - `Ctrl-T` - jump \*back* to the previous man page
 - `gx` - open a link under cursor in a browser
   ([vim feature](http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/pi_netrw.html#netrw-gx))
diff --git a/autoload/man.vim b/autoload/man.vim
index 8708801..1db7564 100644
--- a/autoload/man.vim
+++ b/autoload/man.vim
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function! man#get_page(split_type, ...)
   call s:get_new_or_existing_man_window(a:split_type)
   call man#helpers#set_manpage_buffer_name(page, sect)
   call man#helpers#load_manpage_text(page, sect)
+  execute "nnoremap <buffer><silent> R :call man#helpers#load_manpage_text('".page."','".sect."')<CR>"
 endfunction
 
 function! s:manpage_exists(sect, page)
diff --git a/doc/man.txt b/doc/man.txt
index 8f2ab87..c5742ce 100644
--- a/doc/man.txt
+++ b/doc/man.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ CTRL-]			Jump to man page for a word under cursor (all the
 						*man-K*
 K			Same as |man-CTRL-]|.
 
+						*man-R*
+R			Redraw the man page, useful after vertical resize.
+
 						*man-CTRL-T*
 CTRL-T			Jump back to the previous man page.