diff --git a/docs/features/wlan-configuration.rst b/docs/features/wlan-configuration.rst
index 3807b889b1a3543965a7418e17efdd02a7049bf9..08528196e8d068f18a81e7b6e7b06a443542a69d 100644
--- a/docs/features/wlan-configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/features/wlan-configuration.rst
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ you can configure this via the uci section ``gluon-core.wireless``::
 
   uci set gluon-core.@wireless[0].preserve_channels='1'
 
+When channels should be preserved, toggling the outdoor mode will have no effect on the channel settings.
+Therefore, the Outdoor mode settings won't be displayed in config mode.
 Keep in mind that nodes running wifi interfaces on custom channels can't mesh with default nodes anymore!