diff --git a/text_collector_examples/README.md b/text_collector_examples/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..540c3ddf4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/text_collector_examples/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Text collector example scripts
+
+These scripts are examples to be used with the Node Exporter Textfile
+Collector.
+
+For more information see:
+https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter#textfile-collector