diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index ab724de..93d8d94 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ sysvinit (2.92) unreleased; urgency=low
       produced by bootlogd. The output is displayed cleaned up so there
       are no control characters. This avoids the need to use sed or related
       tools to try to clean up the contents of the log.
-    * Added manual page for readbootlog program.
+    * Added manual page for readbootlog program. Updated bootlogd page
+      to reference it. Closes Debian bug #725123.
 
 
 sysvinit (2.91) world; urgency=low
diff --git a/man/bootlogd.8 b/man/bootlogd.8
index cab345b..90d145b 100644
--- a/man/bootlogd.8
+++ b/man/bootlogd.8
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ Show version.
 Log to this logfile. The default is \fI/var/log/boot\fP.
 .IP "\fB\-p\fP \fIpidfile\fP"
 Put process-id in this file. The default is no pidfile.
+.SH NOTES
+bootlogd saves log data which includes control characters. The log is
+technically a text file, but not very easy for humans to read. To address
+this the readbootlog(1) command can be used to display the boot log
+without the control characters.
 .SH BUGS
 Bootlogd works by redirecting the console output from the console device.
 (Consequently \fBbootlogd\fP requires PTY support in the kernel configuration.)
@@ -69,4 +74,4 @@ If that syntax is ever changed by the kernel, or a console type is used that
 .SH AUTHOR
 Miquel van Smoorenburg, miquels@cistron.nl
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR dmesg (8),  fdatasync (3).
+.BR dmesg (8),  fdatasync (3),  readbootlog(1).