diff --git a/debian/patches/manpage-x-terminal-emulator.patch b/debian/patches/manpage-x-terminal-emulator.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61ff0160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/manpage-x-terminal-emulator.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+## Description: Document Debian-specific x-terminal-emulator in the manpage.
+## Origin/Author: Michael Stapelberg
+Index: i3-4.1/man/i3-sensible-terminal.man
+===================================================================
+--- i3-4.1.orig/man/i3-sensible-terminal.man	2011-11-11 22:38:06.508025537 +0000
++++ i3-4.1/man/i3-sensible-terminal.man	2011-11-11 22:38:04.752994892 +0000
+@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
+ It tries to start one of the following (in that order):
+ 
+ * $TERMINAL (this is a non-standard variable)
++* x-terminal-emulator (only on Debian)
+ * xterm
+ * urxvt
+ * rxvt
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index bb1d8d23..08d60ae0 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-use-x-terminal-emulator
+use-x-terminal-emulator.patch
+manpage-x-terminal-emulator.patch
diff --git a/debian/patches/use-x-terminal-emulator b/debian/patches/use-x-terminal-emulator.patch
similarity index 87%
rename from debian/patches/use-x-terminal-emulator
rename to debian/patches/use-x-terminal-emulator.patch
index 8ad4dae6..fd515c16 100644
--- a/debian/patches/use-x-terminal-emulator
+++ b/debian/patches/use-x-terminal-emulator.patch
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## Description: Use Debian-specific x-terminal-emulator in i3-sensible-terminal
+## Origin/Author: Michael Stapelberg
 --- a/i3-sensible-terminal.O	2011-11-11 22:03:52.414218386 +0000
 +++ b/i3-sensible-terminal	2011-11-11 22:04:38.372020210 +0000
 @@ -1,13 +1,11 @@