diff --git a/doc/source/user/rescue.rst b/doc/source/user/rescue.rst
index 27170e6c44b4..e599c2856505 100644
--- a/doc/source/user/rescue.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user/rescue.rst
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ command:
    setting allowing different types of operating systems to specify
    how much time they need to shut down cleanly.
 
+To rescue an instance that boots from a volume you need to use the
+:ref:`2.87 microversion or later <2.87-microversion>`.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   $ openstack --os-compute-api-version 2.87 server rescue SERVER
+
 If you want to rescue an instance with a specific image, rather than the
 default one, use the ``--image`` parameter:
 
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/rest_api_version_history.rst b/nova/api/openstack/compute/rest_api_version_history.rst
index 0e142c6eaa14..2f3d1c63104b 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/rest_api_version_history.rst
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/rest_api_version_history.rst
@@ -1135,6 +1135,8 @@ Validation is only used for recognized extra spec namespaces, currently:
 ``hw_rng``, ``hw_video``, ``os``, ``pci_passthrough``, ``powervm``, ``quota``,
 ``resources``, ``trait``, and ``vmware``.
 
+.. _2.87-microversion:
+
 2.87 (Maximum in Ussuri and Victoria)
 -------------------------------------