diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddcf5a85..1b19343b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1307,6 +1307,10 @@ The library will not interfere with non-mergerfs filesystems.
 While the library was written to account for a number of edgecases
 there could be some yet accounted for so please report any oddities.
 
+Thank you to
+[nohajc](https://github.com/nohajc/mergerfs-io-passthrough) for
+prototyping the idea.
+
 
 ### general usage
 
diff --git a/man/mergerfs.1 b/man/mergerfs.1
index 7c2d648b..7774293c 100644
--- a/man/mergerfs.1
+++ b/man/mergerfs.1
@@ -1741,6 +1741,9 @@ The library will not interfere with non-mergerfs filesystems.
 .PP
 While the library was written to account for a number of edgecases there
 could be some yet accounted for so please report any oddities.
+.PP
+Thank you to nohajc (https://github.com/nohajc/mergerfs-io-passthrough)
+for prototyping the idea.
 .SS general usage
 .IP
 .nf