diff --git a/doc/faq.asciidoc b/doc/faq.asciidoc
index 5cb86f27e..c4176a438 100644
--- a/doc/faq.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/faq.asciidoc
@@ -311,6 +311,15 @@ Lastly, set your `qt.args` to point to that directory and restart qutebrowser:
 :restart
 ----
 
+Unable to use `spawn` on MacOS.::
+When running qutebrowser from the prebuilt binary (`qutebrowser.app`) it *will
+not* read any files that would alter your `$PATH` (e.g. `.profile`, `.bashrc`,
+etc). This is not a bug, just that `.profile` is not propogated to GUI
+applications in MacOS.
++
+See https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/4273[Issue #4273] for
+details and potential workarounds.
+
 My issue is not listed.::
     If you experience any segfaults or crashes, you can report the issue in
     https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues[the issue tracker] or