diff --git a/files/ini_file b/files/ini_file
index 7634a3b6963..2c29402f96b 100644
--- a/files/ini_file
+++ b/files/ini_file
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ description:
      - Manage (add, remove, change) individual settings in an INI-style file without having
        to manage the file as a whole with, say, M(template) or M(assemble). Adds missing
        sections if they don't exist.
+     - Comments are discarded when the source file is read, and therefore will not 
+       show up in the destination file.
 version_added: "0.9"
 options:
   dest: