--- a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
+++ b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
@@ -438,6 +438,13 @@
 # possible to change it.</descr></var>
 #webqueuedir = ~/.recollweb/ToIndex
 
+# <var name="webdownloadsdir" type="fn">
+#
+# <brief>The path to browser downloads directory.</brief><descr>This is
+# where the new browser add-on extension has to create the files. They are
+# then moved by a script to webqueuedir.</descr></var>
+#webdownloadsdir = ~/Downloads
+
 # <var name="aspellDicDir" type="dfn">
 #
 # <brief>Aspell dictionary storage directory location.</brief> <descr>The