diff --git a/docs/kittens/remote_file.rst b/docs/kittens/remote_file.rst
index 71aaafcd9..427d794ed 100644
--- a/docs/kittens/remote_file.rst
+++ b/docs/kittens/remote_file.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ to *Edit* it in which case kitty will download it and open it locally in your
 to the remote computer. Note that this happens without needing to install *any*
 special software on the server, beyond ``ls`` that supports hyperlinks.
 
+.. note::
+   Nested SSH sessions are not supported. The kitten will always try to copy
+   remote files from the first SSH host. This is because there is no way for
+   |kitty| to detect and follow a nested SSH session robustly.
+
 .. note::
    If you have not setup automatic password-less SSH access, then, when
    editing starts you will be asked to enter your password just once,