diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e.texi b/mu4e/mu4e.texi
index a686a551..3819e6ea 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e.texi
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e.texi
@@ -799,8 +799,13 @@ in the example above). To determine whether a message was sent by you,
 your e-mail addresses.
 @item The 'List' field shows the mailing-list a message is sent to;
 @code{mu4e} tries to create a convenient shortcut for the mailing-list name;
-the variables @code{mu4e-user-mailing-lists} and
-@code{mu4e-mailing-list-patterns} can be used to add your own shortcuts.
+the variable @code{mu4e-user-mailing-lists} can be used to add your
+your own shortcuts. You can use @code{mu4e-mailing-list-patterns} to
+to specify generic shortcuts, e.g. to shorten list names which contain
+dots (mu4e defaults to shortening up to the first dot):
+@lisp
+(setq mu4e-mailing-list-patterns '(``\\([a-z0-9.]+\\)\.lists\.company\.com'')))
+@end lisp
 @item The letters in the 'Flags' field correspond to the following: D=@emph{draft},
 F=@emph{flagged} (i.e., 'starred'), N=@emph{new}, P=@emph{passed} (i.e.,
 forwarded), R=@emph{replied}, S=@emph{seen}, T=@emph{trashed},