diff --git a/doc/developer/repoproviders.rst b/doc/developer/repoproviders.rst
index 2b58a41ac0..e5a0409974 100755
--- a/doc/developer/repoproviders.rst
+++ b/doc/developer/repoproviders.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Currently supported providers, their prefixes and specs are:
     +------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | Git        | ``git``            | ``<url-escaped-url>/<commit-sha>``                          | A generic repository provider for URLs that point directly to a git repository.                                                           |
     +------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+    | Mercurial  | ``hg``             | ``<url-escaped-url>/<commit-sha>``                          | A generic repository provider for URLs that point directly to a Mercurial repository.                                                     |
+    +------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 Adding a new repository provider
 ================================
diff --git a/doc/reference/repoproviders.rst b/doc/reference/repoproviders.rst
index d0f5ca37c7..b6b46ddf88 100755
--- a/doc/reference/repoproviders.rst
+++ b/doc/reference/repoproviders.rst
@@ -71,3 +71,10 @@ Module: :mod:`binderhub.repoproviders`
 
 .. autoconfigurable:: GitRepoProvider
     :members:
+
+
+:class:`MercurialRepoProvider`
+---------------------------
+
+.. autoconfigurable:: MercurialRepoProvider
+    :members: