diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index 90619f1c..551c893f 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ All npm command can also be invoked using underscore notation based on a gradle
 ```bash
 $ gradle npm_update
 $ gradle npm_list
+$ gradle npm_ping
 $ gradle npm_cache_clean
 ...
 ```
@@ -84,6 +85,12 @@ be used for dependency declarations, such as:
 npm_audit.dependsOn(npm_cache_clean)
 ```
 
+A custom NPM task named `"my-custom-task"` declared in `package.json` in the `"scripts"`-block, can be referenced:
+
+```bash
+$ gradle npm_run_my-custom-task
+```
+
 More arguments can be passed via the `build.gradle` file:
 
 ```gradle