diff --git a/libdm/libdm-report.c b/libdm/libdm-report.c
index 6f528f1a4..9f50ff3e0 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-report.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-report.c
@@ -2612,7 +2612,7 @@ static void _display_selection_help(struct dm_report *rh)
 	log_warn("  size                - Floating point value with units, 'm' unit used by default if not specified.");
 	log_warn("  percent             - Non-negative integer with or without %% suffix.");
 	log_warn("  string              - Characters quoted by \' or \" or unquoted.");
-	log_warn("  string list         - Strings enclosed by [ ] and elements delimited by either");
+	log_warn("  string list         - Strings enclosed by [ ] or { } and elements delimited by either");
 	log_warn("                        \"all items must match\" or \"at least one item must match\" operator.");
 	log_warn("  regular expression  - Characters quoted by \' or \" or unquoted.");
 	log_warn(" ");
diff --git a/man/lvm.8.in b/man/lvm.8.in
index 2faaba435..26d94ee6d 100644
--- a/man/lvm.8.in
+++ b/man/lvm.8.in
@@ -470,6 +470,10 @@ that can be used in selection, see the output of \fB<lvm reporting command> -S h
 \fB[\fP  \(em List start
 .IP
 \fB]\fP  \(em List end
+.IP
+\fB{\fP  \(em List subset start
+.IP
+\fB}\fP  \(em List subset end
 .LP
 \fBInformal grammar specification\fP:
 .IP
@@ -477,7 +481,11 @@ that can be used in selection, see the output of \fB<lvm reporting command> -S h
 .IP
 .BR VALUE " = " [VALUE " log_op " VALUE]
 .br
-For list-based types: string list. The log_op must always be of one type within the whole list value.
+For list-based types: string list. Matches strictly. The log_op must always be of one type within the whole list value.
+.IP
+.BR VALUE " = " {VALUE " log_op " VALUE}
+.br
+For list-based types: string list. Matches a subset. The log_op must always be of one type within the whole list value.
 .IP
 .BR VALUE " = " value
 .br