diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst
index 553c4ad5ab7ce5e7bf72bfd17400ce0fac800caf..9c7ffe7bb48ac0729bfa7d806b8cf25fac290126 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/configuration.rst
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ Zone templates
 ==============
 
 A zone template allows a single zone configuration to be shared among several zones.
-Each template option can be explicitly overridden in zone-specific configurations.
-A ``default`` template identifier is reserved for the default template::
+
+The ``default`` template identifier is reserved for the default template::
+
+.. NOTE::
+    Each template option can be explicitly overridden in zone-specific configuration.
 
     template:
       - id: default