diff --git a/site/docs/assets.md b/site/docs/assets.md
index 95a4cc65..a93581ed 100644
--- a/site/docs/assets.md
+++ b/site/docs/assets.md
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ or `.coffee`) and start the file with two lines of triple dashes, like this:
   font-size: 1.2em
 {% endhighlight %}
 
+Jekyll treats these files the same a regular page, in that the output file
+will be placed in the same directory that it came from. For instance, if you
+have a file named `/css/styles.scss` in your site's source folder, Jekyll
+will process it and put it in your site's destination folder under
+`/css/styles.css`.
+
 ## Sass/SCSS
 
 Jekyll allows you to customize your Sass conversion in certain ways.