diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3dd9b742..21d02a62 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ and the tests will pass if the images are the same. If you omit the
 ``--mpl`` option, the tests will run but will only check that the code
 runs, without checking the output images.
 
+If pytest-mpl is not installed, the image comparison tests will cause pytest
+to show a warning, ``PytestReturnNotNoneWarning``. Installing pytest-mpl will
+solve this issue. Alternativly, the image comparison tests can be deselected
+by running pytest with ``-m "not mpl_image_compare"``.
+
 
 Generating a Test Summary
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/docs/usage.rst b/docs/usage.rst
index 66c7e979..ff6e282a 100644
--- a/docs/usage.rst
+++ b/docs/usage.rst
@@ -86,3 +86,8 @@ against, the tests can be run with::
 and the tests will pass if the images are the same. If you omit the
 ``--mpl`` option, the tests will run but will only check that the code
 runs, without checking the output images.
+
+If pytest-mpl is not installed, the image comparison tests will cause pytest
+to show a warning, ``PytestReturnNotNoneWarning``. Installing pytest-mpl will
+solve this issue. Alternativly, the image comparison tests can be deselected
+by running pytest with ``-m "not mpl_image_compare"``.