diff --git a/source/_docs/mqtt/discovery.markdown b/source/_docs/mqtt/discovery.markdown
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@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ The discovery topic need to follow a specific format:
 
 The payload must be a JSON dictionary and will be checked like an entry in your `configuration.yaml` file if a new device is added. This means that missing variables will be filled with the platform's default values. All configuration variables which are *required* must be present in the initial payload send to `/config`.
 
-If the integration is `alarm_control_panel`, `binary_sensor`, or `sensor` and the mandatory `state_topic` is not present in the payload, `state_topic` will be automatically set to <discovery_prefix>/<component>/[<node_id>/]<object_id>/state. The automatic setting of `state_topic` is deprecated and may be removed in a future version of Home Assistant.
+If the integration is `alarm_control_panel`, `binary_sensor`, or `sensor` and the mandatory `state_topic` is not present in the payload, `state_topic` will be automatically set to:
+
+```text
+<discovery_prefix>/<component>/[<node_id>/]<object_id>/state
+```
+
+The automatic setting of `state_topic` is deprecated and may be removed in a future version of Home Assistant.
 
 An empty payload will cause a previously discovered device to be deleted.