diff --git a/doc/catalogintro.sgml b/doc/catalogintro.sgml
index 611de8e..7c5cedc 100644
--- a/doc/catalogintro.sgml
+++ b/doc/catalogintro.sgml
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ Same goes for optional plugin libraries, for instance:
     </para>
 
     <para>
-Currently loading icons without installing them is unsupported.
+You can also load your icons from a user directory by specifying
+additional load path(s) in the environment, for instance:
+      <programlisting>GLADE_ICON_PATH=~/work/foo/pixmaps</programlisting>
     </para>
 
   </refsect1>
