diff --git a/doc/2.5-setting-up-livestatus.md b/doc/2.5-setting-up-livestatus.md
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@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ In order for queries and commands to work you will need to add your query user
 
 > **Note**
 >
-> Change "www-data" to the user you're using to run queries.
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+> Change "www-data" to the user you're using to run queries.
+
+In order to use the historical tables provided by the livestatus feature (for example, the
+`log` table) you need to have the `CompatLogger` feature enabled. By default these logs
+are expected in `/var/log/icinga2/compat`.
+
+    # icinga2-enable-feature compatlog
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