diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ba809b8..38a83303 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ wp db cli [--database=<database>] [--default-character-set=<character-set>] [--d
 Executes a SQL query against the database.
 
 ~~~
-wp db query [<sql>] [--dbuser=<value>] [--dbpass=<value>] [--<field>=<value>] [--defaults]
+wp db query [<sql>] [--dbuser=<value>] [--dbpass=<value>] [--<field>=<value>] [--defaults] [--skip-sql-mode-compat]
 ~~~
 
 Executes an arbitrary SQL query using `DB_HOST`, `DB_NAME`, `DB_USER`
@@ -365,6 +365,13 @@ entirely.
 	[--defaults]
 		Loads the environment's MySQL option files. Default behavior is to skip loading them to avoid failures due to misconfiguration.
 
+	[--skip-sql-mode-compat]
+		Run the query under the server's own SQL modes instead of adapting them to
+		be WordPress-compatible. By default, the incompatible modes that WordPress
+		disables in `wpdb` (such as `NO_ZERO_DATE` and `STRICT_TRANS_TABLES`) are
+		stripped for the session, so statements against WordPress's zero-date schema
+		behave the same as they do in WordPress itself.
+
 **EXAMPLES**
 
     # Execute a query stored in a file
@@ -523,7 +530,7 @@ Runs `mysqldump` utility using `DB_HOST`, `DB_NAME`, `DB_USER` and
 Imports a database from a file or from STDIN.
 
 ~~~
-wp db import [<file>] [--dbuser=<value>] [--dbpass=<value>] [--<field>=<value>] [--skip-optimization] [--defaults]
+wp db import [<file>] [--dbuser=<value>] [--dbpass=<value>] [--<field>=<value>] [--skip-optimization] [--skip-sql-mode-compat] [--defaults]
 ~~~
 
 Runs SQL queries using `DB_HOST`, `DB_NAME`, `DB_USER` and
@@ -548,6 +555,9 @@ defined in the SQL.
 	[--skip-optimization]
 		When using an SQL file, do not include speed optimization such as disabling auto-commit and key checks.
 
+	[--skip-sql-mode-compat]
+		Do not adapt the session SQL mode for WordPress compatibility. By default, `wp db import` strips the SQL modes that WordPress Core disables (such as `STRICT_TRANS_TABLES` and `NO_ZERO_DATE`) so that dumps containing legacy values like `0000-00-00` import cleanly. Pass this flag to import under the server's own SQL modes instead.
+
 	[--defaults]
 		Loads the environment's MySQL option files. Default behavior is to skip loading them to avoid failures due to misconfiguration.