diff --git a/compose/compose-file/index.md b/compose/compose-file/index.md
index 00691a9dd29b..9d5d9368b030 100644
--- a/compose/compose-file/index.md
+++ b/compose/compose-file/index.md
@@ -1924,7 +1924,7 @@ volumes:
 The long form syntax allows the configuration of additional fields that can't be
 expressed in the short form.
 
-- `type`: the mount type `volume`, `bind` or `tmpfs`
+- `type`: the mount type `volume`, `bind`, `tmpfs` or `npipe`
 - `source`: the source of the mount, a path on the host for a bind mount, or the
   name of a volume defined in the
   [top-level `volumes` key](#volume-configuration-reference). Not applicable for a tmpfs mount.
diff --git a/storage/index.md b/storage/index.md
index a82609311a1f..9c6fc311e241 100644
--- a/storage/index.md
+++ b/storage/index.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ container layer. This means that:
 Docker has two options for containers to store files in the host machine, so
 that the files are persisted even after the container stops: _volumes_, and
 _bind mounts_. If you're running Docker on Linux you can also use a _tmpfs mount_.
+If you're running Docker on Windows you can also use a _named pipe_.
 
 Keep reading for more information about these two ways of persisting data.
 
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@ mounts is to think about where the data lives on the Docker host.
   information. For instance, internally, swarm services use `tmpfs` mounts to
   mount [secrets](/engine/swarm/secrets.md) into a service's containers.
 
+- **[named pipes](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/ipc/named-pipes)**: An `npipe`
+  mount can be used for communication between the Docker host and a container. Common use case is
+  to run a third-party tool inside of a container and connect to the Docker Engine API using a named pipe.
+
 Bind mounts and volumes can both be mounted into containers using the `-v` or
 `--volume` flag, but the syntax for each is slightly different. For `tmpfs`
 mounts, you can use the `--tmpfs` flag. However, in Docker 17.06 and higher,