diff --git a/docs/plugins/web.rst b/docs/plugins/web.rst
index 99214ef01..481727475 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/web.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/web.rst
@@ -213,7 +213,11 @@ If the server runs UNIX, you'll need to include an extra leading slash:
 Returns a list of tracks matching the query. The *querystring* must be a
 valid query as described in :doc:`/reference/query`. Path elements are
 joined as query keywords. For example, ``/item/query/foo/bar`` will be
-converted to the query ``foo,bar``. ::
+converted to the query ``foo,bar``. As this conflicts with using a slash
+character as a path seperator in path queries, a backlash character
+should be used in these queries instead. This character is converted to
+the path seperator actually used by the operating system before the
+query is performed. ::
 
     {
       "results": [