diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index cfc88d71ab..5c1a4c8269 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Changelog
  * StreamField blocks are now added automatically, without showing the block types menu, if only one block type exists (Alex Gleason)
  * Wagtail admin now standardises on a single thumbnail image size, to reduce the overhead of creating multiple renditions
  * The `first_published_at` and `latest_revision_created_at` fields on page models are now available as filter fields on search queries
+ * Rich text fields now strip out HTML comments
  * Fix: Deleting a page permission from the groups admin UI does not immediately submit the form
  * Fix: Wagtail userbar is shown on pages that do not pass a `page` variable to the template (e.g. because they override the `serve` method)
  * Fix: request.site now set correctly on page preview when the page is not in the default site
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.2.rst b/docs/releases/1.2.rst
index 3c291ecd44..64d8bbcea1 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.2.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.2.rst
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Minor features
  * StreamField blocks are now added automatically, without showing the block types menu, if only one block type exists (Alex Gleason)
  * The ``first_published_at`` and ``latest_revision_created_at`` fields on page models are now available as filter fields on search queries
  * Wagtail admin now standardises on a single thumbnail image size, to reduce the overhead of creating multiple renditions
+ * Rich text fields now strip out HTML comments
 
 Bug fixes
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