diff --git a/salt/logstash/files/conf.enabled.txt b/salt/logstash/files/conf.enabled.txt
index e8a67435f..282d125d3 100644
--- a/salt/logstash/files/conf.enabled.txt
+++ b/salt/logstash/files/conf.enabled.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # This is where can specify which LogStash configs get loaded.
 #
+# The custom folder on the master gets automatically synced to each logstash
+# node.
+#
+# To enable a custom configuration see the following example and uncomment:
+# /usr/share/logstash/pipeline.custom/1234_input_custom.conf
+#
 # All of the defaults are loaded.
 /usr/share/logstash/pipeline.so/0000_input_syslogng.conf
 /usr/share/logstash/pipeline.so/0001_input_json.conf