diff --git a/man/nmcli.1.in b/man/nmcli.1.in
index e8dab3cfbc..0292fa5257 100644
--- a/man/nmcli.1.in
+++ b/man/nmcli.1.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (C) 2010 - 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
 .\"
-.TH NMCLI "1" "25 February 2014"
+.TH NMCLI "1" "28 February 2014"
 
 .SH NAME
 nmcli \- command\(hyline tool for controlling NetworkManager
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ command is provided for \fIgeneral\fP object.
 Get and change system hostname. With no arguments, this prints currently configured hostname.
 When you pass a hostname, it will be handed over to NetworkManager to be set as a new system
 hostname.
+.br
+Note that the term \fBsystem\fP hostname may also be referred to as \fBpersistent\fP or
+\fBstatic\fP by other programs or tools. The hostname is stored in /etc/hostname
+file in most distributions. For example, systemd-hostnamed service uses the term
+\fBstatic\fP hostname and it only reads the /etc/hostname file when it starts.
 .TP
 .B permissions
 .br