diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c91e06b0..cbd322c5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ Changes in magit 0.8:
 * Pulling will ask which branch to pull from when you don't have a
   default branch configured.
 
+* Switching to a remote branch will offer to create a local tracking
+  branch for it.
+
+* Bug fixes to make Magit work better with newer Gits.
+
 Changes in magit 0.7:
 
 * Tagging, on 't' and 'T'.
diff --git a/magit.texi b/magit.texi
index f19f101f..29f3d998 100644
--- a/magit.texi
+++ b/magit.texi
@@ -425,6 +425,10 @@ You can switch to a different branch by typing @kbd{b}.  This will
 immediately checkout the branch into your working copy, so you
 shouldn't have any local modifications when switching branches.
 
+If you try to switch to a remote branch, Magit will offer to create a
+local tracking branch for it instead.  This way, you can easily start
+working on new branches that have appeared in a remote repository.
+
 Similar to @kbd{x}, typing @kbd{b} while point is at a commit
 description will offer that commit as the default to switch to.
 This will result in a detached head.