diff --git a/docs/reference/mapping/types/ip.asciidoc b/docs/reference/mapping/types/ip.asciidoc
index 512b0d725457e..695cd1c626bc3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/mapping/types/ip.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/mapping/types/ip.asciidoc
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ GET my_index/_search
 // CONSOLE
 // TESTSETUP
 
+NOTE: You can also store ip ranges in a single field using an <<range,ip_range datatype>>.
+
 [[ip-params]]
 ==== Parameters for `ip` fields