diff --git a/.htaccess.sample b/.htaccess.sample
index 47944ce310559c42972741d1459ed4e98a332b0f..927cd723cf1bf8d588040114d70f5ce0ae7ec3d9 100644
--- a/.htaccess.sample
+++ b/.htaccess.sample
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+############################################
+## uncomment the line below to enable developer mode
+
+#   SetEnv MAGE_MODE developer
+
 ############################################
 ## uncomment these lines for CGI mode
 ## make sure to specify the correct cgi php binary file name
diff --git a/pub/.htaccess b/pub/.htaccess
index b00b2127289e31e93de0d23969e74d64611efd1c..623c5671ec6ac56e9b970af5ab689a2b2c255a9d 100755
--- a/pub/.htaccess
+++ b/pub/.htaccess
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+############################################
+## uncomment the line below to enable developer mode
+
+#   SetEnv MAGE_MODE developer
+
 ############################################
 ## uncomment these lines for CGI mode
 ## make sure to specify the correct cgi php binary file name