diff --git a/docs/releases/1.6.txt b/docs/releases/1.6.txt
index 74941a4fb3..609557073e 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.6.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.6.txt
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ Minor features
 
 * The isolation level can be customized under PostgreSQL.
 
+* The :ttag:`blocktrans` template tag now respects
+  :setting:`TEMPLATE_STRING_IF_INVALID` for variables not present in the
+  context, just like other template constructs.
+
 Backwards incompatible changes in 1.6
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