diff --git a/README b/README
index 10cf07700..67376dae7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ Dependencies
 
 To build the app:
 -----------------
+
+ For SIP-over-Twitter support, you must first register an application with Twitter and copy the file
+ examples/twitter-api-keys.example to thirdparty/qtweetlib/WARNING-twitter-api-keys, substituting in
+ your particular consumer key and secret.
+
     $ mkdir build && cd build
 
  Pick one of the following two choices. If uncertain pick the second one, you probably want a GUI.
diff --git a/examples/twitter-api-keys.example b/examples/twitter-api-keys.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fa0abee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/twitter-api-keys.example
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+set_property(
+    TARGET tomahawk_qtweetlib
+    APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS CONSUMER_KEY="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
+)
+
+set_property(
+    TARGET tomahawk_qtweetlib
+    APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS CONSUMER_SECRET="bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"
+)