diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index ebffd9b8794d9a01d25d0fcbc8bf585dc06c9621..82224739a29e57fba025d9fcbd4140149e7589ea 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ suitable libgmp is available.
 HarfBuzz text shaping engine.  It is on by default; use './configure
 --without-harfbuzz' to build without it.  The HarfBuzz text shaping is
 available via new font backend drivers 'xfthb' and 'ftcrhb' for Xft
-and Cairo drawings, respectively.
+and Cairo drawings, respectively, and via the 'harfbuzz' backend on
+MS-Windows.
 
 ** The new configure option '--with-json' adds support for JSON using
 the Jansson library.  It is on by default; use './configure