diff --git a/base/doc/ltnews40.tex b/base/doc/ltnews40.tex
index 62e335972..1da57e17e 100644
--- a/base/doc/ltnews40.tex
+++ b/base/doc/ltnews40.tex
@@ -396,8 +396,14 @@ \section{Avoid code duplication in rollback}
 %
 \githubissue{1407}
 
+\section{Passing template keys using \cs{KeyValue}}
 
-
+With the move of the template code to the kernel, some internal efficiencies
+were also made. However, there was an oversight in how passing key values from
+one setting to another was implemented, meaning that using \cs{KeyValue} could
+result in an infinite loop. This has now been fixed.
+%
+\githubissue{1486}
 
 \section{Changes to packages in the \pkg{amsmath} category}