diff --git a/lib/Dist/Zilla/Plugin/ModuleBuild.pm b/lib/Dist/Zilla/Plugin/ModuleBuild.pm
index a2e9adee8..93b4d4041 100644
--- a/lib/Dist/Zilla/Plugin/ModuleBuild.pm
+++ b/lib/Dist/Zilla/Plugin/ModuleBuild.pm
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ to the generated Build.PL file.
 B<Optional:> Specify the list of directories to be passed to lib when using 
 mb_class. Defaults to C<inc>. 
 
+=attr build_element
+
+Anything given in a C<build_element> option will be added as a build element
+with Module::Build's L<add_build_element> method.
+
 =cut
 
 has 'mb_version' => (