diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 321ffd8db..2ab237e28 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ std::string configurationDefaults =
   "#   variable=      -- By specifying no value, this means no default\n"
   "#   #variable=foo  -- By commenting out the line, or deleting it, this uses the default\n"
   "\n"
+  "# You can also refence environment variables:\n"
+  "#   variable=$HOME/task\n"
+  "#   variable=$VALUE\n"
+  "\n"
   "# Use the command 'task show' to see all defaults and overrides\n"
   "\n"
   "# Files\n"