diff --git a/ale_linters/html/htmlhint.vim b/ale_linters/html/htmlhint.vim
index 0892a5a..59c2ed2 100644
--- a/ale_linters/html/htmlhint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/html/htmlhint.vim
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 " Description: HTMLHint for checking html files
 
 " CLI options
-let g:ale_html_htmlhint_options = get(g:, 'ale_html_htmlhint_options', '--format=unix stdin')
+let g:ale_html_htmlhint_options = get(g:, 'ale_html_htmlhint_options', '--format=unix')
 
 call ale#linter#Define('html', {
 \   'name': 'htmlhint',
 \   'executable': 'htmlhint',
-\   'command': 'htmlhint ' . g:ale_html_htmlhint_options,
+\   'command': 'htmlhint ' . g:ale_html_htmlhint_options . ' stdin',
 \   'callback': 'ale#handlers#HandleUnixFormatAsError',
 \})
diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index 49cfc8d..16da179 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONTENTS                                                         *ale-contents*
     4.11. luacheck..............................|ale-linter-options-luacheck|
     4.12. c-cppcheck............................|ale-linter-options-c-cppcheck|
     4.13. cpp-cppcheck..........................|ale-linter-options-cpp-cppcheck|
+    4.14. htmlhint..............................|ale-linter-options-htmlhint|
   5. Commands/Keybinds..........................|ale-commands|
   6. API........................................|ale-api|
   7. Special Thanks.............................|ale-special-thanks|