diff --git a/docs/add_ons.txt b/docs/add_ons.txt
index 4f45d99d9a..1024700efd 100644
--- a/docs/add_ons.txt
+++ b/docs/add_ons.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ Django aims to follow Python's `"batteries included" philosophy`_. It ships
 with a variety of extra, optional tools that solve common Web-development
 problems.
 
-This code lives in ``django/contrib`` in the Django distribution. Here's a
-rundown of the packages in ``contrib``:
+This code lives in ``django/contrib`` in the Django distribution. This document
+gives a rundown of the packages in ``contrib``, along with any dependancies
+those packages have.
 
 .. admonition:: Note
 
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ The automatic Django administrative interface. For more information, see
 
 .. _Tutorial 2: ../tutorial02/
 
+Requires the auth_ and contenttypes_ contrib packages to be installed.
+
 auth
 ====
 
@@ -144,6 +147,8 @@ See the `flatpages documentation`_.
 
 .. _flatpages documentation: ../flatpages/
 
+Requires the sites_ contrib package to be installed as well.
+
 localflavor
 ===========