diff --git a/docs/css.html b/docs/css.html
index 64527c34fe..65c876b2b4 100644
--- a/docs/css.html
+++ b/docs/css.html
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ For example, <code><section></code> should be wrapped
 </pre>
 
           <h3 id="forms-invalid-inputs">Invalid inputs</h3>
-          <p>Style inputs via default browser functionality with <code>:invalid</code>. Specify a <code>type</code> and add the <code>required</code> attribute.</p>
+          <p>Style inputs via default browser functionality with <code>:invalid</code>. Specify a <code>type</code>, add the <code>required</code> attribute if the field is not optional, and (if applicable) specify a <code>pattern</code>.</p>
           <form class="bs-docs-example form-inline">
             <input class="span3" type="email" placeholder="test@example.com" required>
           </form>
diff --git a/docs/templates/pages/css.mustache b/docs/templates/pages/css.mustache
index 800dd2ff35..f3209f1e8a 100644
--- a/docs/templates/pages/css.mustache
+++ b/docs/templates/pages/css.mustache
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ For example, &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;section&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt; should be wrapped
 </pre>
 
           <h3 id="forms-invalid-inputs">Invalid inputs</h3>
-          <p>Style inputs via default browser functionality with <code>:invalid</code>. Specify a <code>type</code> and add the <code>required</code> attribute.</p>
+          <p>Style inputs via default browser functionality with <code>:invalid</code>. Specify a <code>type</code>, add the <code>required</code> attribute if the field is not optional, and (if applicable) specify a <code>pattern</code>.</p>
           <form class="bs-docs-example form-inline">
             <input class="span3" type="email" placeholder="test@example.com" required>
           </form>