diff --git a/common-tasks/tips-and-tricks.md b/common-tasks/tips-and-tricks.md
index 668d38fb..39be0303 100644
--- a/common-tasks/tips-and-tricks.md
+++ b/common-tasks/tips-and-tricks.md
@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@ Trim for standalone AppVMs
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 The `qvm-trim-template` command is not available for a standalone AppVM.
 
-It is still possible to trim the AppVM disks by using the `fstrim --all` command from the appvm
+It is still possible to trim the AppVM disks by using the `fstrim --all` command from the appvm.
+You can also add the `discard` option to the mount line in `/etc/fstab` inside the standalone AppVM if you want trimming to be performed automatically, but there may be a performance impact on writes and deletes.