diff --git a/accounts/templates/account.html b/accounts/templates/account.html
index 971c9c9..e3d114b 100644
--- a/accounts/templates/account.html
+++ b/accounts/templates/account.html
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
                     <label class="control-label" for="id_disqus_shortname">Disqus shortname:</label>
                     <div class="controls">
                         {{ form.disqus_shortname }}
+                        <span class="help-block">If you have your own <a href="http://disqus.com/">Disqus</a> account that you'd like to use for your blog comments, enter your shortname here.</span>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="form-actions">