diff --git a/docs/charts.md b/docs/charts.md
index 5098e0041..ea747db3d 100644
--- a/docs/charts.md
+++ b/docs/charts.md
@@ -589,9 +589,10 @@ sensitive_.
   `Chart.Maintainers`.
 - `Files`: A map-like object containing all non-special files in the chart. This
   will not give you access to templates, but will give you access to additional
-  files that are present. Files can be accessed using `{{index .Files "file.name"}}`
-  or using the `{{.Files.Get name}}` or `{{.Files.GetString name}}` functions. You can
-  also access the contents of the file as `[]byte` using `{{.Files.GetBytes}}`
+  files that are present (unless they are excluded using `.helmignore`). Files can be
+  accessed using `{{index .Files "file.name"}}` or using the `{{.Files.Get name}}` or
+  `{{.Files.GetString name}}` functions. You can also access the contents of the file
+  as `[]byte` using `{{.Files.GetBytes}}`
 - `Capabilities`: A map-like object that contains information about the versions
   of Kubernetes (`{{.Capabilities.KubeVersion}}`, Tiller
   (`{{.Capabilities.TillerVersion}}`, and the supported Kubernetes API versions