diff --git a/doc/general.texi b/doc/general.texi
index 67b68b09b5..e170f859f9 100644
--- a/doc/general.texi
+++ b/doc/general.texi
@@ -906,6 +906,9 @@ do not attach several unrelated patches to the same mail.
 @item
     Have you checked that the patch does not introduce buffer overflows or
     other security issues?
+@item
+    If you add a new demuxer or decoder, have you checked that it does not
+    crash with damaged input (see tools/trasher)?
 @item
     Is the patch created from the root of the source tree, so it can be
     applied with @code{patch -p0}?