diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 7674dc3967..338ba4e74d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Changelog
  * Added link to the full Elasticsearch setup documentation from the Performance page (Matt Westcott)
  * Tag input fields now accept spaces in tags by default, and can be overridden with the `TAG_SPACES_ALLOWED` setting (Kees Hink, Alex Gleason)
  * Page chooser widgets now display the required page type where relevant (Christine Ho)
+ * Site root pages are now indicated with a globe icon in the explorer listing (Nick Smith, Huub Bouma)
  * Fix: Marked 'Date from' / 'Date to' strings in wagtailforms for translation (Vorlif)
  * Fix: "File" field label on image edit form is now translated (Stein Strindhaug)
  * Fix: Unreliable preview is now reliable by always opening in a new window (Kjartan Sverrisson)
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.10.rst b/docs/releases/1.10.rst
index c9a6f42049..7bcf24b54c 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.10.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.10.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Other features
  * Added link to the full Elasticsearch setup documentation from the Performance page (Matt Westcott)
  * Tag input fields now accept spaces in tags by default, and can be overridden with the ``TAG_SPACES_ALLOWED`` setting (Kees Hink, Alex Gleason)
  * Page chooser widgets now display the required page type where relevant (Christine Ho)
+ * Site root pages are now indicated with a globe icon in the explorer listing (Nick Smith, Huub Bouma)
 
 
 Bug fixes