diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 202ea48..a78ee47 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,10 +80,15 @@ Compute the (1d) integral of f(x) from `a` to `b`.  The
 return value of `hcubature` is a tuple `(I, E)` of the estimated integral
 `I` and an estimated error `E`.
 
-The other parameters are the same as [`hcubature`](@ref).  `hquadrature``
+The other parameters are the same as `hcubature` (above).  `hquadrature``
 is just a convenience wrapper around `hcubature` so that you can work
 with scalar `x`, `a`, and `b`, rather than 1-component vectors.
 
+Alternatively, for 1d integrals you can import the [QuadGK](https://github.com/JuliaMath/QuadGK.jl) module
+and call the [`quadgk`](https://juliamath.github.io/QuadGK.jl/stable/#QuadGK.quadgk) function, which provides additional flexibility
+e.g. in choosing the order of the quadrature rule.  (`QuadGK` is used
+internally anyway by `HCubature` to compute the quadrature rule.)
+
 ## Algorithm
 
 The algorithm of `hquadrature` is based on the one described in:
diff --git a/src/HCubature.jl b/src/HCubature.jl
index a198947..e358d13 100644
--- a/src/HCubature.jl
+++ b/src/HCubature.jl
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ return value of `hcubature` is a tuple `(I, E)` of the estimated integral
 The other parameters are the same as [`hcubature`](@ref).  `hquadrature``
 is just a convenience wrapper around `hcubature` so that you can work
 with scalar `x`, `a`, and `b`, rather than 1-component vectors.
+
+Alternatively, for 1d integrals you can import the [`QuadGK`](@ref) module
+and call the [`quadgk`](@ref) function, which provides additional flexibility
+e.g. in choosing the order of the quadrature rule.
 """
 hquadrature(f, a, b; norm=vecnorm, rtol::Real=0, atol::Real=0,
                      maxevals::Integer=typemax(Int)) =