diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cb7fb1cd..6deb4650 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -18088,3 +18088,5 @@
 2018-11-30 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 	* Fixed a bug in rdadmin(1) that caused the exemplar value of
 	'Report Editor' to fail to propagate to new host configurations.
+2018-11-30 Patrick Linstruth <patrick@deltecent.com>
+	* Added text clarifying independent rdpanel(1) panels in Ops Guide.
diff --git a/docs/opsguide/rdadmin.xml b/docs/opsguide/rdadmin.xml
index 125004af..492eba32 100644
--- a/docs/opsguide/rdadmin.xml
+++ b/docs/opsguide/rdadmin.xml
@@ -1401,6 +1401,11 @@
 	<link linkend="sect.rdadmin.manage_hosts.configuring_rdairplay">
 	  RDAirPlay configuration</link>. Please see that section for details.
       </para>
+      <para>
+	Although rdpanel(1)'s panels appear similar to rdairplay(1)'s panels,
+	rdpanel(1) has its own set of system and user panels that are independent
+	of rdairplay(1) and must be set up separately.
+      </para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 xml:id="sect.rdadmin.manage_hosts.configuring_rdlogedit">
       <title>Configuring RDLogEdit</title>