diff --git a/system/lxdm/README b/system/lxdm/README
index 774b64c87e..999d9f4ee2 100644
--- a/system/lxdm/README
+++ b/system/lxdm/README
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 LXDM - GUI login manager for LXDE
 
 LXDM is a lightweight drop-in replacement for GDM or KDM.
+
+See README.SLACKWARE for post-installation configuration.
diff --git a/system/lxdm/README.SLACKWARE b/system/lxdm/README.SLACKWARE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cf958ad99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/lxdm/README.SLACKWARE
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+After installing lxdm, you'll need to add the following snippet to
+/etc/rc.d/rc.4 _at_the_top_ above the gdm lines:
+
+  # Regardless of the comments below, let's check for lxdm first:
+  if [ -x /usr/sbin/lxdm ]; then
+    exec /usr/sbin/lxdm
+  fi
+
diff --git a/system/lxdm/lxdm.SlackBuild b/system/lxdm/lxdm.SlackBuild
index fd990cd44d..b64e88cda1 100644
--- a/system/lxdm/lxdm.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/lxdm/lxdm.SlackBuild
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ cp -a \
   AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL NEWS README TODO \
   $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
+cat $CWD/README.SLACKWARE > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/README.SLACKWARE
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc