diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b0785a1..4f6b707d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ module.exports = {
 
 * `index.js`:
 ```js
-import * as monaco from 'monaco-editor';
+import * as monaco from 'monaco-editor'
+// or import * as monaco from 'monaco-editor/esm/vs/editor/editor.api';
+// if shipping only a subset of the features & languages is desired
 
 monaco.editor.create(document.getElementById('container'), {
   value: 'console.log("Hello, world")',