diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 05df48131d..9788e831bc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -1184,7 +1184,13 @@ include_dir 'conf.d'
      <title>SSL</title>
 
      <para>
-      See <xref linkend="ssl-tcp"/> for more information about setting up SSL.
+      See <xref linkend="ssl-tcp"/> for more information about setting up
+      <acronym>SSL</acronym>. The configuration parameters for controlling
+      transfer encryption using <acronym>TLS</acronym> protocols are named
+      <literal>ssl</literal> for historic reasons, even though support for
+      the <acronym>SSL</acronym> protocol has been deprecated.
+      <acronym>SSL</acronym> is in this context used interchangeably with
+      <acronym>TLS</acronym>.
      </para>
 
      <variablelist>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index eac5dee9f7..0b2a8720f0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -8292,12 +8292,14 @@ ldap://ldap.acme.com/cn=dbserver,cn=hosts?pgconnectinfo?base?(objectclass=*)
 
   <indexterm zone="libpq-ssl">
    <primary>SSL</primary>
+   <secondary>TLS</secondary>
   </indexterm>
 
   <para>
    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> has native support for using <acronym>SSL</acronym>
-   connections to encrypt client/server communications for increased
-   security. See <xref linkend="ssl-tcp"/> for details about the server-side
+   connections to encrypt client/server communications using
+   <acronym>TLS</acronym> protocols for increased security.
+   See <xref linkend="ssl-tcp"/> for details about the server-side
    <acronym>SSL</acronym> functionality.
   </para>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index 3a463f12d7..1f021ea116 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -2182,6 +2182,7 @@ pg_dumpall -p 5432 | psql -d postgres -p 5433
 
   <indexterm zone="ssl-tcp">
    <primary>SSL</primary>
+   <secondary>TLS</secondary>
   </indexterm>
 
   <para>
@@ -2193,13 +2194,25 @@ pg_dumpall -p 5432 | psql -d postgres -p 5433
    enabled at build time (see <xref linkend="installation"/>).
   </para>
 
+  <para>
+   The terms <acronym>SSL</acronym> and <acronym>TLS</acronym> are often used
+   interchangeably to mean a secure encrypted connection using a
+   <acronym>TLS</acronym> protocol. <acronym>SSL</acronym> protocols are the
+   precursors to <acronym>TLS</acronym> protocols, and the term
+   <acronym>SSL</acronym> is still used for encrypted connections even though
+   <acronym>SSL</acronym> protocols are no longer supported. 
+   <acronym>SSL</acronym> is used interchangeably with <acronym>TLS</acronym>
+   in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>.
+
+  </para>
   <sect2 id="ssl-setup">
    <title>Basic Setup</title>
 
   <para>
    With <acronym>SSL</acronym> support compiled in, the
    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server can be started with
-   <acronym>SSL</acronym> enabled by setting the parameter
+   support for encrypted connections using <acronym>TLS</acronym> protocols
+   enabled by by setting the parameter
    <xref linkend="guc-ssl"/> to <literal>on</literal> in
    <filename>postgresql.conf</filename>.  The server will listen for both normal
    and <acronym>SSL</acronym> connections on the same TCP port, and will negotiate