diff --git a/Shorewall-common/actions b/Shorewall-common/actions
index 2958ff0d2..370a1a703 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/actions
+++ b/Shorewall-common/actions
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 # Please see http://shorewall.net/Actions.html for additional information.
 #
 ###############################################################################
-#ACTION
+#ACTION             COMMENT (place '# ' below the 'C' in comment followed by
+#                   v        a comment describing the action)
 #LAST LINE - ADD YOUR ENTRIES ABOVE THIS ONE - DO NOT REMOVE