diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index 12bb0ee00b..f70a6b3a45 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -1610,7 +1610,8 @@ interpreter into slapd.
 It runs Perl subroutines to implement LDAP operations.
 .TP
 .B relay
-This backend redirects LDAP operations to another database
+This backend is experimental.
+It redirects LDAP operations to another database
 in the same server, based on the naming context of the request.
 Its use requires the 
 .B rwm