diff --git a/docs/ref/settings.txt b/docs/ref/settings.txt
index 4744098754..1bc489f2e4 100644
--- a/docs/ref/settings.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/settings.txt
@@ -1657,8 +1657,14 @@ It serves two purposes:
 
 * If the locale middleware isn't in use, it decides which translation is served
   to all users.
-* If the locale middleware is active, it provides the fallback translation when
-  no translation exist for a given literal to the user's preferred language.
+* If the locale middleware is active, it provides a fallback language in case the
+  user's preferred language can't be determined or is not supported by the Web
+  site. It also provides the fallback translation when a translation for a
+  given literal doesn't exist for the user's preferred language.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 1.8
+
+    The fallback for translation literals was added.
 
 See :ref:`how-django-discovers-language-preference` for more details.