diff --git a/doc/filters.texi b/doc/filters.texi
index 5f22331095..9e3fe5c3b8 100644
--- a/doc/filters.texi
+++ b/doc/filters.texi
@@ -6559,7 +6559,11 @@ the next filter, the scale filter will convert the input to the
 requested format.
 
 @subsection Options
-The filter accepts the following options:
+The filter accepts the following options, or any of the options
+supported by the libswscale scaler.
+
+See @ref{scaler_options,,the ffmpeg-scaler manual,ffmpeg-scaler} for
+the complete list of scaler options.
 
 @table @option
 @item width, w
diff --git a/doc/scaler.texi b/doc/scaler.texi
index 0c61f4177e..0921551a5a 100644
--- a/doc/scaler.texi
+++ b/doc/scaler.texi
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@anchor{scaler_options}
 @chapter Scaler Options
 @c man begin SCALER OPTIONS