diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
index 677fbbae3f4219a..bd75afc18d03aea 100644
--- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
@@ -519,7 +519,25 @@ Miscellaneous options
 .. option:: -x
 
    Skip the first line of the source, allowing use of non-Unix forms of
-   ``#!cmd``.  This is intended for a DOS specific hack only.
+   ``#!cmd``.
+
+   This can be used to turn a Python script into a Windows batch file.
+   Similarly to adding a shebang line and setting the executable bit on Unix,
+   the extension of the Python script can be changed to ``.bat`` and the
+   following line can be added at the start of the script:
+
+   .. code-block:: batch
+
+      @py -x "%~f0" %* & exit /b
+
+   Or, to specify the path to the Python interpreter explicitly:
+
+   .. code-block:: batch
+
+      @"C:\Path\to\python.exe" -x "%~f0" %* & exit /b
+
+   Unlike a shebang line which is a Python comment, this line is not valid
+   Python syntax, and the :option:`-x` option is needed to skip it.
 
 
 .. option:: -X