diff --git a/control/fanctl.cpp b/control/fanctl.cpp
index b9085e1..6af6c1e 100644
--- a/control/fanctl.cpp
+++ b/control/fanctl.cpp
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@
 
     try
     {
-        CLI::App app{R"(Manually control, get fan tachs, view status, and resume
-             automatic control of all fans within a chassis.)"};
+        CLI::App app{"Manually control, get fan tachs, view status, and resume"
+                     " automatic control of all fans within a chassis."};
 
         initCLI(app, target, fanList);
 
diff --git a/docs/control/README.md b/docs/control/README.md
index ad87c2e..49fbac5 100644
--- a/docs/control/README.md
+++ b/docs/control/README.md
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
 
 TBD
 
+Fans can be queried and controlled manually using the fanctl utility. Full
+documentation can be found at https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-fan-presence/blob/master/docs/control/fanctl/README.md
 
 ## Validation
 
diff --git a/docs/control/fanctl/README.md b/docs/control/fanctl/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb41620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/control/fanctl/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Fan Control tool
+
+A tool that enables a user to view the status of a system in regard to fan
+control including the ability to manually set the fans to a desired RPM (or
+PWM if supported by the system). This tool has been tested against systems
+utilizing the phosphor-fan-presence repository set of fan applications (i.e.
+romulus, witherspoon, etc...) and is not warranted to work on systems using
+some other set of BMC fan applications.
+
+## Intention
+
+The intention of this tool is to temporarily stop the automatic fan control
+algorithm and allow the user to manually set the fans within the system chassis
+to a given target. Once a user no longer has a need to manually control the
+fans, the resume operation re-enables and restarts the phosphor-fan-control
+service. The status command provides a simple way to get the status of the fans
+along with the the main system states and fan control systemd service, while the
+reload command is available to commit JSON changes made to config files
+(YAML-based configurations are not reloadable).
+
+Note: In the case where a system does not have an active fan control algorithm
+enabled yet, an intended safe fan target should be set prior to resuming.
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+NAME
+  fanctl - Manually control, get fan tachs, view status, reload config,
+  and resume automatic control of all fans within a chassis.
+
+SYNOPSIS
+  fanctl [OPTION]
+
+OPTIONS
+set <TARGET> [TARGET SENSOR LIST]
+    <TARGET>
+        - RPM/PWM target to set the fans
+    [TARGET SENSOR LIST]
+        - space-delimited list of target sensors to set
+get
+    - Get the current fan target and feedback speeds for all rotors
+status
+    - Get the full system status in regard to fans
+reload
+    - Reload phosphor-fan configuration JSON files (YAML configuration not
+      supported)
+resume
+    - Resume automatic fan control
+    * Note: In the case where a system does not have an active fan control
+      algorithm enabled yet, an intended safe fan target should be set
+      prior to resuming
+help
+    - Display this help and exit
+```
+
+## Examples:
+
+- Set all fans to a target value (The tool determines whether the machine is
+    using RPM or PWM fan speeds, and sets them to the value provided):
+    > fanctl set 10500
+
+- Set only fan_0, fan1_0, fan2_0 to target 8500:
+    > fanctl set 8500 fan0_0 fan1_0 fan2_0
+
+- Resume automatic fan control:
+    > fanctl resume
+
+- Get the current fan target and feedback speeds for all rotors:
+    > fanctl get
+
+    ```
+    > fanctl get
+    TARGET SENSOR    TARGET(RPM)   FEEDBACK SENSOR    FEEDBACK(RPM)
+    ===============================================================
+    fan0_0             10000            fan0_0            7020
+                                        fan0_1           10000
+    fan1_0              2300            fan1_0            2192
+                                        fan1_1            2300
+    fan2_0              2300            fan2_0            2192
+                                        fan2_1            2300
+    fan3_0              3333            fan3_0            2839
+                                        fan3_1            3333
+    fan4_0              3333            fan4_0            2839
+                                        fan4_1            3333
+    fan5_0             10000            fan5_0            7020
+                                        fan5_1           10000
+    ```
+
+- Get the full system status in regard to fans:
+    > fanctl status
+
+    ```
+    Fan Control Service State   : loaded, inactive(dead)
+
+    CurrentBMCState     : xyz.openbmc_project.State.BMC.BMCState.Ready
+    CurrentPowerState   : xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis.PowerState.Off
+    CurrentHostState    : xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.HostState.Off
+
+     FAN        TARGET(RPM)   FEEDBACK(RPM)  PRESENT     FUNCTIONAL
+    ===============================================================
+     fan0         10000        7020/10000      true         true
+     fan1         10000        7020/10000      true         true
+     fan2         10000        7020/10000      true         true
+     fan3         10000        7020/10000      true         true
+     fan4         10000        7020/10000      true         true
+     fan5         10000        7020/10000      true         true
+
+    ```
+
+- Reload all json config files in the order each is found: override location,
+    given `Compatible` interface location, default location.
+
+    > fanctl reload
+