diff --git a/doc/bugs/assistant_ignore_.gitignore.mdwn b/doc/bugs/assistant_ignore_.gitignore.mdwn
index edc37c066e..a32fd457a8 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/assistant_ignore_.gitignore.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/assistant_ignore_.gitignore.mdwn
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
 
 3.20130124, debian sid (on both machines)
 
+> As noted in [[design/assistant/inotify]]'s TODO list, this
+> needs an efficient gitignore query interface in git (DNE) 
+> or a gitignore parser. --[[Joey]]