diff --git a/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started.rst
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--- a/docs/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started.rst
@@ -578,6 +578,9 @@ indenting both the identifier and code::
         :::identifier
         <code goes here>
 
+The python-markdown package offers many extensions to the official Markdown
+syntax; you can find them `in the package documentation <http://pythonhosted.org/Markdown/extensions/>`_.
+
 The specified identifier (e.g. ``python``, ``ruby``) should be one that
 appears on the `list of available lexers <http://pygments.org/docs/lexers/>`_.