diff --git a/docs/deployment-with-docker.rst b/docs/deployment-with-docker.rst
index a431679bf..5615f387f 100644
--- a/docs/deployment-with-docker.rst
+++ b/docs/deployment-with-docker.rst
@@ -187,3 +187,7 @@ For status check, run::
 
     supervisorctl status
 
+Media files without cloud provider
+----------------------------------
+
+If you chose no cloud provider and Docker, the media files will be served by an nginx service, from a ``production_django_media`` volume. Make sure to keep this around to avoid loosing any media files.
diff --git a/docs/project-generation-options.rst b/docs/project-generation-options.rst
index d4ad8a9aa..ee0896151 100644
--- a/docs/project-generation-options.rst
+++ b/docs/project-generation-options.rst
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ cloud_provider:
     3. Azure_
     4. None
 
-    Note that if you choose no cloud provider, media files won't work.
+    If you choose no cloud provider and docker, the media files will be served by a nginx Docker service in production. Without Docker, the media files won't work.
 
 mail_service:
     Select an email service that Django-Anymail provides