diff --git a/parser/apparmor.d.pod b/parser/apparmor.d.pod
index fff471b8c..fd1bf9afc 100644
--- a/parser/apparmor.d.pod
+++ b/parser/apparmor.d.pod
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ B<DBUS LABEL> = 'label' '=' '(' '"' I<AARE> '"' | I<AARE> ')'
 
 B<DBUS ACCESS LIST> = Comma separated list of I<DBUS ACCESS>
 
-B<DBUS ACCESS> = ( 'send' | 'receive' | 'bind' | 'eavesdrop' )
+B<DBUS ACCESS> = ( 'send' | 'receive' | 'bind' | 'eavesdrop' | 'r' | 'read' | 'w' | 'write' | 'rw' )
   Some accesses are incompatible with some rules; see below.
 
 B<AARE> = B<?*[]{}^>
@@ -1009,6 +1009,9 @@ The 'bind' permission cannot be used in message rules. The 'send' and 'receive'
 permissions cannot be used in service rules. The 'eavesdrop' permission cannot
 be used in rules containing any conditionals outside of the 'bus' conditional.
 
+'r' and 'read' are synonyms for 'receive'. 'w' and 'write' are synonyms for
+'send'. 'rw' is a synonym for both 'send' and 'receive'.
+
 AppArmor DBus permissions are implied when a rule does not explicitly state an
 access list. By default, all DBus permissions are implied. Only message
 permissions are implied for message rules and only service permissions are