diff --git a/README.mdown b/README.mdown
index 175d0a4..92ead93 100644
--- a/README.mdown
+++ b/README.mdown
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ If you wish to activate TextMate from an ssh session you can do so by copying th
 
 	ssh -R 52698:localhost:52698 user@example.org
 
+This can be made permanent by adding a section to your `~/.ssh/config` file
+
+	Host <host>
+	  RemoteForward 52698 localhost:52698
+
 or, if using unix sockets (available with OpenSSH v6.7 and above):
 
 	ssh -R /home/user/.rmate.socket:localhost:52698 user@example.org