diff --git a/doc/templating.rst b/doc/templating.rst
index 507e570f2..6880663d3 100644
--- a/doc/templating.rst
+++ b/doc/templating.rst
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ are in HTML form), these variables are also available:
 
 .. data:: meta
 
-   Document metadata, see :ref:`metadata`.
+   Document metadata (a dictionary), see :ref:`metadata`.
 
 .. data:: sourcename