diff --git a/PLUGINS.rst b/PLUGINS.rst
index 90f4e5f0..f49e9ee5 100644
--- a/PLUGINS.rst
+++ b/PLUGINS.rst
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ The plugin is enabled by adding::
 To ``pluginrc`` in the ``GRENADE_DIR``. An additional rc file was
 required due to sequencing of when plugin functions become available.
 
+Note: For using this with ``openstack-infra/devstack-gate`` you would set this
+by setting the GRENADE_PLUGINRC environment variable. For example to set it for
+Ironic::
+
+   export GRENADE_PLUGINRC="enable_grenade_plugin ironic https://git.openstack.org/openstack/ironic"
+
+
 Changing Devstack Localrc
 -------------------------