diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 1789ef612e..3d1efd33e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Changelog
  * Elasticsearch backend now supports an experimental `ATOMIC_REBUILD` flag to keep the existing index available while the `update_index` task is running
  * The wagtailapi module has been refactored to use Django REST Framework (Tom Christie)
  * A number of permissions fixes have been made to the Wagtail admin interface. See release notes for a list of specific changes made.
+ * Snippets that inherit from `wagtail.wagtailsearch.index.Indexed` now appear as searchable within the Wagtail admin
  * Implemented pagination in the page chooser modal
  * Changed INSTALLED_APPS in project template to list apps in precedence order (Piet Delport)
  * The `{% image %}` tag now supports filters on the image variable, e.g. `{% image primary_img|default:secondary_img width-500 %}`
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.1.rst b/docs/releases/1.1.rst
index e94f30862a..22497dcf19 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.1.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.1.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ A number of inconsistencies around permissions in the admin interface were fixed
  * Permissions for Users now taken from custom user model, if set (previously always used permissions on Djangos builtin User model)
  * Groups and Users now respond consistently to their respective "add", "change" and "delete" permissions
 
+Searchable snippets
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Snippets that inherit from ``wagtail.wagtailsearch.index.Indexed`` are now given a search box on the snippet chooser and listing pages. See :ref:`wagtailsnippets_making_snippets_searchable`.
+
+
 Minor features
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/docs/topics/snippets.rst b/docs/topics/snippets.rst
index fba8cace25..880cf10a79 100644
--- a/docs/topics/snippets.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/snippets.rst
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ These child objects are now accessible through the page's ``advert_placements``
   {% endfor %}
 
 
+.. _wagtailsnippets_making_snippets_searchable:
 
 Making Snippets Searchable
 --------------------------