diff --git a/source/_components/statsd.markdown b/source/_components/statsd.markdown
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--- a/source/_components/statsd.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/statsd.markdown
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ Configuration variables:
 - **prefix** (*Optional*): Prefix to use. Defaults to `hass`.
 - **rate** (*Optional*): The sample rate. Defaults to 1.
 - **log_attributes** (*Optional*): Log state and attribute changes. This changes the default stats path.
+- **value_mapping** (*Optional*): Map non-numerical values to numerical ones.
+
+Full example:
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+statsd:
+  prefix: home
+  rate: 5
+  value_mapping:
+    cooling: 1
+    heating: 10
+```
 
 StatsD supports various [backends](https://github.com/etsy/statsd/blob/master/docs/backend.md).
-