diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_lineinfile.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_lineinfile.py
index 7377f26d359..30bedece58a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_lineinfile.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_lineinfile.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ options:
     aliases: [ name, destfile ]
     description:
       - The path of the file to modify.
+      - Note that the Windows path delimiter '\' must be escaped as '\\' (see examples below)
   regexp:
     required: false
     description: