diff --git a/docs/source/config/intro.rst b/docs/source/config/intro.rst
index 7b3d73b..c4f5473 100644
--- a/docs/source/config/intro.rst
+++ b/docs/source/config/intro.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Introduction to IPython configuration
 =====================================
 
+.. _setting_config:
 
 Setting configurable options
 ============================
diff --git a/docs/source/config/options/index.rst b/docs/source/config/options/index.rst
index ef5d9af..5004b7b 100644
--- a/docs/source/config/options/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/config/options/index.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 IPython options
 ===============
 
+Any of the options listed here can be set in config files, at the
+command line, or from inside IPython. See :ref:`setting_config` for
+details.
+
 .. toctree::
 
    terminal