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diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/limit-rate.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/limit-rate.d
index bbf0061c8..6a46c0006 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/limit-rate.d
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/limit-rate.d
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Appending 'k' or 'K' will count the number as kilobytes, 'm' or 'M' makes it
megabytes, while 'g' or 'G' makes it gigabytes. The suffixes (k, M, G, T, P)
are 1024 based. For example 1k is 1024. Examples: 200K, 3m and 1G.
+The rate limiting logic works on averaging the transfer speed to no more than
+the set threshold over a period of multiple seconds.
+
If you also use the --speed-limit option, that option will take precedence and
might cripple the rate-limiting slightly, to help keeping the speed-limit
logic working.