diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ distributed with oh-my-zsh, create a plugin of the same name in the
 `~/.omz/plugins/` directory and it will be loaded instead of the one
 provided one.
 
+Themes
+======
+
+To use your custom theme, cp/mv the theme to `~/.omz/themes/mytheme.zsh-theme`
+then update your .zshrc file so it knows to use the theme with
+`zstyle :omz:style theme mytheme`
+
 Resources
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