diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/qemu.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/qemu.html.md
index d1118c928..2270d28ae 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/qemu.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/qemu.html.md
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ Linux server and have not enabled X11 forwarding (`ssh -X`).
 -   `iso_url` (string) - A URL to the ISO containing the installation image.
     This URL can be either an HTTP URL or a file URL (or path to a file). If
     this is an HTTP URL, Packer will download it and cache it between runs.
+    This can also be a URL to an IMG or QCOW2 file, in which case QEMU will
+    boot directly from it. When passing a path to an IMG or QCOW2 file, you 
+    should set `disk_image` to "true".
 
 -   `ssh_username` (string) - The username to use to SSH into the machine once
     the OS is installed.