diff --git a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
index 4bde86ce4a..bdbef5ea9c 100644
--- a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ For example::
 .. versionadded:: 1.4
 
 As with the :djadmin:`startapp` command, the ``--template`` option lets you
-specify a directory or file path of a custom project template. See the
+specify a directory, file path, or URL of a custom project template. See the
 :djadmin:`startapp` documentation for details of supported project template
 formats.