From b6ff852d8991c058519c193cbebf5361f58710b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alya Abbott <alya@zulip.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:12:36 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] help: Add note about permissions to subscribe to channels.

---
 help/introduction-to-channels.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/help/introduction-to-channels.md b/help/introduction-to-channels.md
index f68f9ebc13..9ea1403455 100644
--- a/help/introduction-to-channels.md
+++ b/help/introduction-to-channels.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 ## Browse and subscribe to channels
 
+Everyone other than [guests](/help/guest-users) can subscribe to any
+[public](/help/channel-permissions#public-channels) or
+[web-public](/help/channel-permissions#web-public-channels) channel. Channel
+administrators can [configure](/help/configure-who-can-subscribe) who can
+subscribe to [private](/help/channel-permissions#private-channels) channels.
+
 {start_tabs}
 
 {tab|desktop-web}