diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5
index ddc0146240..0de84a62a3 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ uri    "ldap://x.foo.com/dc=x,\fBdc=foo,dc=com\fP"
 .LP
 The <naming context> part doesn't need to be unique across the targets;
 it may also match one of the values of the "suffix" directive.
+Multiple URIs may be defined in a single argument.  The URIs must
+be separated by TABs (e.g. '\\t'), and the additional URIs must have
+no <naming context> part.  This causes the underlying library
+to contact the first server of the list that responds.
 .TP
 .B default-target [<target>]
 The "default-target" directive can also be used during target specification.