diff --git a/docs/xml/quickstart-translation.xml b/docs/xml/quickstart-translation.xml
index b75b369e..3436b576 100644
--- a/docs/xml/quickstart-translation.xml
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@@ -24,6 +24,23 @@
+
+ Selecting strings for translation
+
+
+ By default, all strings in a MetaInfo file that are in translatable elements will be marked for translation.
+ If you are using xgettext, itstool or any other tool that uses ITS rules
+ for translation, and have AppStream or AppStream's ITS rules installed, you can exclude any element from
+ being translated by adding a translate="no" attribute to it.
+
+
+ One special case is the description block in MetaInfo files and release metadata. In MetaInfo files,
+ each individual paragraph of a description (or enumerated entry) is translated individually, however you can only
+ exclude the complete block from being translated by adding translate="no" to the description
+ element. It is generally discouraged to not translate component descriptions, so please use this with care!
+
+
+