diff --git a/components/remote_receiver.rst b/components/remote_receiver.rst
index cca8f8284..95c7ba580 100644
--- a/components/remote_receiver.rst
+++ b/components/remote_receiver.rst
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ Configuration variables:
   decoding process. Defaults to ``25%``.
 - **buffer_size** (*Optional*, int): The size of the internal buffer for storing the remote codes. Defaults to ``10kb``
   on the ESP32 and ``1kb`` on the ESP8266.
+- **memory_blocks** (*Optional*, int): The number of RMT memory blocks used. Only used on ESP32 platfrom. Defaults to
+  ``3``.
 - **filter** (*Optional*, :ref:`time <config-time>`): Filter any pulses that are shorter than this. Useful for removing
   glitches from noisy signals. Defaults to ``10us``.
 - **idle** (*Optional*, :ref:`time <config-time>`): The amount of time that a signal should remain stable (i.e. not