diff --git a/doc/wks.texi b/doc/wks.texi
index 39e345f15..26d8b96f6 100644
--- a/doc/wks.texi
+++ b/doc/wks.texi
@@ -216,12 +216,14 @@ addrspec, e.g. "postel@@isi.edu") per line.  Empty lines and lines
 starting with a '#' are ignored.
 
 @item --add-revocs
+@itemx --no-add-revocs
 @opindex add-revocs
+@opindex no-add-revocs
 If enabled append revocation certificates for the same addrspec as
 used in the WKD to the key.  Modern gpg version are able to import and
 apply them for existing keys.  Note that when used with the
 @option{--mirror} command the revocation are searched in the local
-keyring and not in an LDAP directory.
+keyring and not in an LDAP directory.  The default is @option{--add-revocs}.
 
 @item --verbose
 @opindex verbose
diff --git a/tools/gpg-wks-client.c b/tools/gpg-wks-client.c
index 521222631..fa0278ae0 100644
--- a/tools/gpg-wks-client.c
+++ b/tools/gpg-wks-client.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ enum cmd_and_opt_values
     oBlacklist,
     oNoAutostart,
     oAddRevocs,
+    oNoAddRevocs,
 
     oDummy
   };
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ static gpgrt_opt_t opts[] = {
   ARGPARSE_s_s (oBlacklist, "blacklist", "@"),
   ARGPARSE_s_s (oDirectory, "directory", "@"),
   ARGPARSE_s_n (oAddRevocs, "add-revocs", "add revocation certificates"),
+  ARGPARSE_s_n (oNoAddRevocs, "no-add-revocs", "do not add revocation certificates"),
 
   ARGPARSE_s_s (oFakeSubmissionAddr, "fake-submission-addr", "@"),
 
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ static gpg_error_t proc_userid_from_stdin (gpg_error_t (*func)(const char *),
                                            const char *text);
 static gpg_error_t command_supported (char *userid);
 static gpg_error_t command_check (char *userid);
-static gpg_error_t command_send (const char *fingerprint, const char *userid);
+static gpg_error_t command_create (const char *fingerprint, const char *userid);
 static gpg_error_t encrypt_response (estream_t *r_output, estream_t input,
                                      const char *addrspec,
                                      const char *fingerprint);
@@ -262,6 +264,9 @@ parse_arguments (gpgrt_argparse_t *pargs, gpgrt_opt_t *popts)
         case oAddRevocs:
           opt.add_revocs = 1;
           break;
+        case oNoAddRevocs:
+          opt.add_revocs = 0;
+          break;
 
 	case aSupported:
 	case aCreate:
@@ -304,6 +309,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   assuan_set_gpg_err_source (GPG_ERR_SOURCE_DEFAULT);
   setup_libassuan_logging (&opt.debug, NULL);
 
+  opt.add_revocs = 1;  /* Default add revocation certs.  */
+
   /* Parse the command line. */
   pargs.argc  = &argc;
   pargs.argv  = &argv;
@@ -397,7 +404,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     case aCreate:
       if (argc != 2)
         wrong_args ("--create FINGERPRINT USER-ID");
-      err = command_send (argv[0], argv[1]);
+      err = command_create (argv[0], argv[1]);
       if (err)
         log_error ("creating request failed: %s\n", gpg_strerror (err));
       break;
@@ -1153,7 +1160,7 @@ command_check (char *userid)
 /* Locate the key by fingerprint and userid and send a publication
  * request.  */
 static gpg_error_t
-command_send (const char *fingerprint, const char *userid)
+command_create (const char *fingerprint, const char *userid)
 {
   gpg_error_t err;
   KEYDB_SEARCH_DESC desc;