diff --git a/docs/components.html b/docs/components.html
index f52cfc844d..76035431a2 100644
--- a/docs/components.html
+++ b/docs/components.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <link href="assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link href="assets/js/google-code-prettify/prettify.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
+    <!-- Le HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
       <script src="http://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
       <script src="assets/js/respond/respond.js"></script>
diff --git a/docs/css.html b/docs/css.html
index 98d9c6feef..97d25136d7 100644
--- a/docs/css.html
+++ b/docs/css.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <link href="assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link href="assets/js/google-code-prettify/prettify.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
+    <!-- Le HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
       <script src="http://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
       <script src="assets/js/respond/respond.js"></script>
diff --git a/docs/customize.html b/docs/customize.html
index 3fbb492b34..75ade27e9e 100644
--- a/docs/customize.html
+++ b/docs/customize.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <link href="assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link href="assets/js/google-code-prettify/prettify.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
+    <!-- Le HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
       <script src="http://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
       <script src="assets/js/respond/respond.js"></script>
diff --git a/docs/gallery.html b/docs/gallery.html
index 0ee1ca9453..d34ac8357c 100644
--- a/docs/gallery.html
+++ b/docs/gallery.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <link href="assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link href="assets/js/google-code-prettify/prettify.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
+    <!-- Le HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
       <script src="http://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
       <script src="assets/js/respond/respond.js"></script>
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.html b/docs/getting-started.html
index 7e2d621f03..05feee2a54 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.html
+++ b/docs/getting-started.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <link href="assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link href="assets/js/google-code-prettify/prettify.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
+    <!-- Le HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
       <script src="http://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
       <script src="assets/js/respond/respond.js"></script>
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@
 &lt;/html&gt;
 </pre>
           <p><strong>And you're set!</strong> With those two files added, you can begin to develop any site or application with Bootstrap.</p>
+
+          <hr>
+
+          <h4>Responsive features in IE8</h4>
+          <p>Internet Explorer 8 lacks support for media queries, the method by which we deliver responsive CSS to folks. To enable that, you need to include a third party tool (which we include in the project repository) called <a href="https://github.com/scottjehl/Respond">Respond.js</a>.</p>
+<pre class="prettyprint linenums">
+&lt;!--[if lt IE 9]&gt;
+  &lt;script src="assets/js/respond/respond.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
+&lt;![endif]--&gt;
+</pre>
         </section>
 
 
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index e52ac054c6..708229c43a 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <link href="assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link href="assets/js/google-code-prettify/prettify.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
+    <!-- Le HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
       <script src="http://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
       <script src="assets/js/respond/respond.js"></script>
diff --git a/docs/javascript.html b/docs/javascript.html
index 62e4b9baf8..ca1c8ac4ed 100644
--- a/docs/javascript.html
+++ b/docs/javascript.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <link href="assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link href="assets/js/google-code-prettify/prettify.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
+    <!-- Le HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
       <script src="http://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
       <script src="assets/js/respond/respond.js"></script>
diff --git a/docs/templates/layout.mustache b/docs/templates/layout.mustache
index 8c0acff9a4..703ef3b840 100644
--- a/docs/templates/layout.mustache
+++ b/docs/templates/layout.mustache
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <link href="assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link href="assets/js/google-code-prettify/prettify.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <!-- Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
+    <!-- Le HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
       <script src="http://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
       <script src="assets/js/respond/respond.js"></script>
diff --git a/docs/templates/pages/getting-started.mustache b/docs/templates/pages/getting-started.mustache
index bca6b44637..eeba127529 100644
--- a/docs/templates/pages/getting-started.mustache
+++ b/docs/templates/pages/getting-started.mustache
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@
 &lt;/html&gt;
 </pre>
           <p><strong>And you're set!</strong> With those two files added, you can begin to develop any site or application with Bootstrap.</p>
+
+          <hr>
+
+          <h4>Responsive features in IE8</h4>
+          <p>Internet Explorer 8 lacks support for media queries, the method by which we deliver responsive CSS to folks. To enable that, you need to include a third party tool (which we include in the project repository) called <a href="https://github.com/scottjehl/Respond">Respond.js</a>.</p>
+<pre class="prettyprint linenums">
+&lt;!--[if lt IE 9]&gt;
+  &lt;script src="assets/js/respond/respond.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
+&lt;![endif]--&gt;
+</pre>
         </section>