diff --git a/ripple.txt b/ripple.txt
index a573c3c01..bfe998aac 100644
--- a/ripple.txt
+++ b/ripple.txt
@@ -17,8 +17,17 @@
 # Undefined sections are reserved.
 # No escapes are currently defined.
 #
+# [accounts]
+#   Only valid in "ripple.txt". A list of accounts associated with this
+#   domain. A client wishing to indicate that an account is verified as
+#   belonging to a domain will be show the account with a green background. A
+#   client can verify that an account belongs to a domain by checking if the
+#   account's root entry mentions the domain containing this file and this
+#   file found at the domain mentions the account in this section.
+#
+#   Example: rG1QQv2nh2gr7RCZ1P8YYcBUKCCN633jCn
+#
 # [validation_public_key]:
-#   Mandatory in "ripple.txt".
 #   Only valid in "ripple.txt".
 #
 #   Example: n9MZTnHe5D5Q2cgE8oV2usFwRqhUvEA8MwP5Mu1XVD6TxmssPRev