diff --git a/collects/web-server/scribblings/dispatch.scrbl b/collects/web-server/scribblings/dispatch.scrbl
index f7942bbbfa..7ba03ebd73 100644
--- a/collects/web-server/scribblings/dispatch.scrbl
+++ b/collects/web-server/scribblings/dispatch.scrbl
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ After mastering the world of blogging software, you decide to put the ubiquitous
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+When you use @racketmodname[web-server/dispatch] with
+@racket[serve/servlet], you almost always want to use the
+@racket[#:servlet-regexp] argument with the value @racket[""] to
+capture all top-level requests. However, make sure you don't include
+an @racket[else] in your rules if you are also serving static files,
+or else the filesystem server will never see the requests.
+
 @section{API Reference}
 
 @defform*[#:literals (else)