diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 17905c32..027f8198 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ the options you can use::
 
     $ pelican --help
 
+Pages
+-----
+
+If you create a folder named `pages`, all the files in it will be used to
+generate static pages.
+
 Settings
 --------