diff --git a/management/templates/custom-dns.html b/management/templates/custom-dns.html
index bd51d151..8b5b94aa 100644
--- a/management/templates/custom-dns.html
+++ b/management/templates/custom-dns.html
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 <p>You can set additional DNS records, such as if you have a website running on another server, to add DKIM records for external mail providers, or for various confirmation-of-ownership tests.</p>
 
+<p>To set an A or AAAA record pointing to this box, simply write local in the Value field.</p>
+
 <form class="form-horizontal" role="form" onsubmit="do_set_custom_dns(); return false;">
   <div class="form-group">
     <label for="customdnsQname" class="col-sm-1 control-label">Name</label>