diff --git a/command/agent/fs_endpoint.go b/command/agent/fs_endpoint.go
index 4fa0f6362..638072f89 100644
--- a/command/agent/fs_endpoint.go
+++ b/command/agent/fs_endpoint.go
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ func (s *StreamFrame) IsCleared() bool {
 
 // StreamFramer is used to buffer and send frames as well as heartbeat.
 type StreamFramer struct {
+	// plainTxt determines whether we frame or just send plain text data.
 	plainTxt bool
 
 	out     io.WriteCloser
@@ -283,8 +284,11 @@ type StreamFramer struct {
 }
 
 // NewStreamFramer creates a new stream framer that will output StreamFrames to
-// the passed output.
-func NewStreamFramer(out io.WriteCloser, plainTxt bool, heartbeatRate, batchWindow time.Duration, frameSize int) *StreamFramer {
+// the passed output. If plainTxt is set we do not frame and just batch plain
+// text data.
+func NewStreamFramer(out io.WriteCloser, plainTxt bool,
+	heartbeatRate, batchWindow time.Duration, frameSize int) *StreamFramer {
+
 	// Create a JSON encoder
 	enc := codec.NewEncoder(out, jsonHandle)
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/http/client-fs.html.md b/website/source/docs/http/client-fs.html.md
index 2278c6d1a..26d22e897 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/http/client-fs.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/http/client-fs.html.md
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ allocation was placed.
         Origin can be either "start" or "end" and applies the offset relative to
         either the start or end of the logs respectively. Defaults to "start".
       </li>
+      <li>
+        <span class="param">plain</span>
+        A boolean of whether to return just the plain text without framing. If
+        set, follow is automatically unset. This can be usef when viewing logs
+        in a browser.
+      </li>
     </ul>
   </dd>