diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini
index 8046d8cce5c..7d169a78469 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.ini
+++ b/conf/defaults.ini
@@ -907,7 +907,8 @@ max_attempts = 3
 min_interval = 10s
 
 [unified_alerting.screenshots]
-# Enable screenshots in notifications. This option requires the Grafana Image Renderer plugin.
+# Enable screenshots in notifications. You must have either installed the Grafana image rendering
+# plugin, or set up Grafana to use a remote rendering service.
 # For more information on configuration options, refer to [rendering].
 capture = false
 
diff --git a/docs/sources/alerting/manage-notifications/images-in-notifications.md b/docs/sources/alerting/manage-notifications/images-in-notifications.md
index 156d70e57cb..50d827fffdb 100644
--- a/docs/sources/alerting/manage-notifications/images-in-notifications.md
+++ b/docs/sources/alerting/manage-notifications/images-in-notifications.md
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ When using Grafana as its own cloud storage service screenshots are copied from
 
 Having installed either the image rendering plugin, or set up Grafana to use a remote rendering service, set `capture` in `[unified_alerting.screenshots]` to `true`:
 
-    # Enable screenshots in notifications. This option requires the Grafana Image Renderer plugin.
+    # Enable screenshots in notifications. You must have either installed the Grafana image rendering
+    # plugin, or set up Grafana to use a remote rendering service.
     # For more information on configuration options, refer to [rendering].
     capture = false