diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.5 b/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.5
index 7308a0aee..30035e559 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.5
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.5
@@ -1011,7 +1011,8 @@ include\ path/to/file.journal
 .PP
 If the path does not begin with a slash, it is relative to the current
 file.
-Glob patterns (\f[C]*\f[]) are not currently supported.
+The include file path may contain common glob patterns (e.g.
+\f[C]*\f[]).
 .PP
 The \f[C]include\f[] directive can only be used in journal files.
 It can include journal, timeclock or timedot files, but not CSV files.
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.info b/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.info
index e9ac2ecf3..e90374492 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.info
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.info
@@ -878,7 +878,8 @@ directive, like this:
 include path/to/file.journal
 
    If the path does not begin with a slash, it is relative to the
-current file.  Glob patterns ('*') are not currently supported.
+current file.  The include file path may contain common glob patterns
+(e.g.  '*').
 
    The 'include' directive can only be used in journal files.  It can
 include journal, timeclock or timedot files, but not CSV files.
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.txt b/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.txt
index 5993f640e..74c1c34e3 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.txt
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.txt
@@ -705,7 +705,8 @@ FILE FORMAT
               include path/to/file.journal
 
        If  the path does not begin with a slash, it is relative to the current
-       file.  Glob patterns (*) are not currently supported.
+       file.  The include file path may contain  common  glob  patterns  (e.g.
+       *).
 
        The include directive can only  be  used  in  journal  files.   It  can
        include journal, timeclock or timedot files, but not CSV files.