diff --git a/source/lovelace/badges.markdown b/source/lovelace/badges.markdown
index 3934736eee1..a5c40f10b0a 100644
--- a/source/lovelace/badges.markdown
+++ b/source/lovelace/badges.markdown
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ name:
   default: Name of entity
 icon:
   required: false
-  description: Overwrites icon or entity picture.
+  description: Overwrites icon or entity picture. You can use any icon from [MaterialDesignIcons.com](http://MaterialDesignIcons.com). Prefix the icon name with `mdi:`, ie `mdi:home`.
   type: string
   default: Entity domain icon
 image:
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ name:
   type: string
 icon:
   required: false
-  description: Overwrites icon or entity picture.
+  description: Overwrites icon or entity picture. You can use any icon from [MaterialDesignIcons.com](http://MaterialDesignIcons.com). Prefix the icon name with `mdi:`, ie `mdi:home`.
   type: string
 image:
   required: false
diff --git a/source/lovelace/dashboards-and-views.markdown b/source/lovelace/dashboards-and-views.markdown
index 1f0050b8d14..569fb8dd9af 100644
--- a/source/lovelace/dashboards-and-views.markdown
+++ b/source/lovelace/dashboards-and-views.markdown
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ dashboards:
       type: string
     icon:
       required: false
-      description: The icon to show in the sidebar.
+      description: The icon to show in the sidebar. You can use any icon from [MaterialDesignIcons.com](http://MaterialDesignIcons.com). Prefix the icon name with `mdi:`, ie `mdi:home`.
       type: string
     show_in_sidebar:
       required: false
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ views:
       default: view index
     icon:
       required: false
-      description: Icon-name from Material Design Icons.
+      description: Icon-name from Material Design Icons. You can use any icon from [MaterialDesignIcons.com](http://MaterialDesignIcons.com). Prefix the icon name with `mdi:`, ie `mdi:home`.
       type: string
     panel:
       required: false
diff --git a/source/lovelace/header-footer.markdown b/source/lovelace/header-footer.markdown
index e44835cab33..5839927d531 100644
--- a/source/lovelace/header-footer.markdown
+++ b/source/lovelace/header-footer.markdown
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ entities:
       type: string
     icon:
       required: false
-      description: Override the entity icon.
+      description: Override the entity icon. You can use any icon from [MaterialDesignIcons.com](http://MaterialDesignIcons.com). Prefix the icon name with `mdi:`, ie `mdi:home`.
       type: string
     image:
       required: false