Transient performance for output regulation problems of linear discrete-time systems with input saturation is addressed by using the composite nonlinear feedback (CNF) control tech-nique. The regulator is designed to be an additive combination of a linear regulator part and a nonlinear feedback part. The linear regulator part solves the regulation problem independently which produces a quick output response but large oscil ations. The non-linear feedback part with wel-tuned parameters is introduced to improve the transient performance by smoothing the oscil atory convergence. It is shown that the introduction of the nonlinear feedback part does not change the solvability conditions of the linear discrete-time output regulation problem. The effectiveness of transient improvement is il ustrated by a numeric example.