diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 05ced0ec23..4afa672488 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 2.1 (xx.xx.xxxx) - IN DEVELOPMENT
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+ * Add `HelpPanel` to add HTML within an edit form (Keving Chung)
  * Persist tab hash in URL to allow direct navigation to tabs in the admin interface (Ben Weatherman)
  * Animate the chevron icon when opening sub-menus in the admin (Carlo Ascani)
  * Look through the target link and target page slug (in addition to the old slug) when searching for redirects in the admin (Michael Harrison)
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.1.rst b/docs/releases/2.1.rst
index 664eb914af..55b260b2b1 100644
--- a/docs/releases/2.1.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/2.1.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ Wagtail 2.1 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
 What's new
 ==========
 
+New `HelpPanel`
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+A new panel type `HelpPanel` allows to easily add HTML within an edit form.
+This new feature was developed by Keving Chung.
 
 Other features
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~