diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvfsops.c b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvfsops.c
--- a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvfsops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvfsops.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
  * for "nfscl" and is needed so that a custom event handling
  * function gets called.  MODULE_DEPEND() macros are found there.
  */
-VFS_SET(nfs_vfsops, nfs, VFCF_NETWORK | VFCF_SBDRY);
+VFS_SET(nfs_vfsops, nfs, VFCF_JAIL | VFCF_NETWORK | VFCF_SBDRY);
 
 MODULE_VERSION(nfs, 1);
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8
--- a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd May 11, 2025
+.Dd July 11, 2025
 .Dt JAIL 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -746,6 +746,14 @@
 and only when
 .Va enforce_statfs
 is set to a value lower than 2.
+.It Va allow.mount.nfs
+privileged users inside the jail will be able to mount and unmount the
+nfs file system.
+This permission is effective only together with
+.Va allow.mount
+and only when
+.Va enforce_statfs
+is set to a value lower than 2.
 .It Va allow.mount.nullfs
 privileged users inside the jail will be able to mount and unmount the
 nullfs file system.