diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapo-memberof.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapo-memberof.5
index d054252538..9daae3f2f7 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapo-memberof.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapo-memberof.5
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ for details.
 .LP
 The following
 .B slapd.conf
-configuration options are defined for the memberofoverlay.
+configuration options are defined for the memberof overlay.
 
 .TP
 .BI memberof\-group\-oc \ <group-oc>
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ the corresponding groups are modified as well.
 .LP
 The memberof overlay may be used with any backend that provides full 
 read-write functionality, but it is mainly intended for use 
-with local storage backends.
+with local storage backends. The maintenance operations it performs
+are internal to the server on which the overlay is configured and
+are never replicated. Replica servers should be configured with their
+own instances of the memberOf overlay if it is desired to maintain
+these memberOf attributes on the replicas.
 
 .SH FILES
 .TP