diff --git a/bin/named/named.conf.rst b/bin/named/named.conf.rst
index 820ca2d3cb..8e93f8b3fe 100644
--- a/bin/named/named.conf.rst
+++ b/bin/named/named.conf.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ Description
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 :file:`named.conf` is the configuration file for :iscman:`named`.
+
+For complete documentation about the configuration statements, please refer to
+the Configuration Reference section in the BIND 9 Administrator Reference
+Manual.
+
 Statements are enclosed in braces and terminated with a semi-colon.
 Clauses in the statements are also semi-colon terminated. The usual
 comment styles are supported:
diff --git a/doc/man/named.conf.5in b/doc/man/named.conf.5in
index 8f3d437f65..cd492e395e 100644
--- a/doc/man/named.conf.5in
+++ b/doc/man/named.conf.5in
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ named.conf \- configuration file for **named**
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .sp
 \fBnamed.conf\fP is the configuration file for \fI\%named\fP\&.
+.sp
+For complete documentation about the configuration statements, please refer to
+the Configuration Reference section in the BIND 9 Administrator Reference
+Manual.
+.sp
 Statements are enclosed in braces and terminated with a semi\-colon.
 Clauses in the statements are also semi\-colon terminated. The usual
 comment styles are supported: