diff --git a/man/io_uring_prep_waitid.3 b/man/io_uring_prep_waitid.3
index 011f2c9fe..34e5abdd3 100644
--- a/man/io_uring_prep_waitid.3
+++ b/man/io_uring_prep_waitid.3
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ io_uring_prep_waitid \- prepare a waitid request
 .BI "                          idtype_t " idtype ","
 .BI "                          id_t " id ","
 .BI "                          siginfo_t *" infop ","
-.BI "                          int " options ");"
+.BI "                          int " options ","
+.BI "                          unsigned int " flags ");"
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ to specify the child state changes to wait for. Upon successful
 return, it fills
 .I infop
 with information of the child process, if any.
+.I flags
+is io_uring specific modifier flags. They are currently unused, and hence
+.B 0
+should be passed.
 
 This function prepares an async
 .BR waitid (2)
diff --git a/src/include/liburing.h b/src/include/liburing.h
index 2d136885e..f5c2d4638 100644
--- a/src/include/liburing.h
+++ b/src/include/liburing.h
@@ -1166,9 +1166,10 @@ IOURINGINLINE void io_uring_prep_waitid(struct io_uring_sqe *sqe,
 					idtype_t idtype,
 					id_t id,
 					siginfo_t *infop,
-					int options)
+					int options, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	io_uring_prep_rw(IORING_OP_WAITID, sqe, id, NULL, (unsigned) idtype, 0);
+	sqe->waitid_flags = flags;
 	sqe->file_index = options;
 	sqe->addr2 = (unsigned long) infop;
 }
diff --git a/test/waitid.c b/test/waitid.c
index d2222e64b..6666170c5 100644
--- a/test/waitid.c
+++ b/test/waitid.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int test_noexit(struct io_uring *ring)
 	}
 
 	sqe = io_uring_get_sqe(ring);
-	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_PID, pid, &si, WEXITED);
+	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_PID, pid, &si, WEXITED, 0);
 	sqe->flags |= IOSQE_IO_LINK;
 	sqe->user_data = 1;
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int test_double(struct io_uring *ring)
 	}
 
 	sqe = io_uring_get_sqe(ring);
-	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_PID, p2, &si, WEXITED);
+	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_PID, p2, &si, WEXITED, 0);
 
 	io_uring_submit(ring);
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int test_ready(struct io_uring *ring)
 	}
 
 	sqe = io_uring_get_sqe(ring);
-	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_PID, pid, &si, WEXITED);
+	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_PID, pid, &si, WEXITED, 0);
 
 	io_uring_submit(ring);
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int test_cancel(struct io_uring *ring)
 	}
 
 	sqe = io_uring_get_sqe(ring);
-	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_PID, pid, NULL, WEXITED);
+	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_PID, pid, NULL, WEXITED, 0);
 	sqe->user_data = 1;
 
 	io_uring_submit(ring);
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int test_cancel_race(struct io_uring *ring, int async)
 	}
 
 	sqe = io_uring_get_sqe(ring);
-	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_ALL, -1, NULL, WEXITED);
+	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_ALL, -1, NULL, WEXITED, 0);
 	if (async)
 		sqe->flags |= IOSQE_ASYNC;
 	sqe->user_data = 1;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int test(struct io_uring *ring)
 	}
 
 	sqe = io_uring_get_sqe(ring);
-	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_PID, pid, &si, WEXITED);
+	io_uring_prep_waitid(sqe, P_PID, pid, &si, WEXITED, 0);
 
 	io_uring_submit(ring);