diff --git a/source/_docs/configuration/basic.markdown b/source/_docs/configuration/basic.markdown
index 0c80d3cb26c..3f1d4d868c1 100644
--- a/source/_docs/configuration/basic.markdown
+++ b/source/_docs/configuration/basic.markdown
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ elevation:
   required: false
   type: integer
 unit_system:
-  description: "`metric` for Metric, `imperial` for Imperial."
+  description: "`metric` for Metric, `imperial` for Imperial. This also sets temperature_unit, Celsius for Metric and Fahrenheit for Imperial"
+  required: false
+  type: string
+temperature_unit:
+  description: "Override temperature unit set by unit_system. `C` for Celsius, `F` for Fahrenheit."
   required: false
   type: string
 time_zone: