diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage_configuration.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage_configuration.rst
index de319dd3d..9d13fbd90 100644
--- a/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage_configuration.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage_configuration.rst
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ Example
 
 .. note:: PHP needs to be build with FTP support for this backend to work.
 
+.. note:: A non-blocking or correctly configured SELinux setup is needed
+   for this backend to work.
+
 SFTP
 ~~~~
 
diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage_configuration_gui.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage_configuration_gui.rst
index 655bf1266..9788e19ba 100644
--- a/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage_configuration_gui.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage_configuration_gui.rst
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ Connecting to an FTP server requires:
   FTP session with SSL/TLS over ``ftps://`` (Your FTP server must be 
   configured to support ``ftps://``)
 * Enter the ownCloud users or groups who are allowed to access the share.  
-  
+
+.. note:: A non-blocking or correctly configured SELinux setup is needed
+   for this backend to work.
+
 .. figure:: ../images/external-storage-ftp.png
 
 SFTP uses SSH rather than SSL, as FTPS does, so your SFTP sessions are always