diff --git a/docs/settings.txt b/docs/settings.txt
index 23fbb10d76..38a9e33226 100644
--- a/docs/settings.txt
+++ b/docs/settings.txt
@@ -557,6 +557,11 @@ Default: ``''`` (Empty string)
 URL that handles the media served from ``MEDIA_ROOT``.
 Example: ``"http://media.lawrence.com"``
 
+Note that this should have a trailing slash if it has a path component.
+
+Good: ``"http://www.example.com/static/"``
+Bad: ``"http://www.example.com/static"``
+
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES
 ------------------