diff --git a/doc/nano.1 b/doc/nano.1
index 1eb19c5f..71fae647 100644
--- a/doc/nano.1
+++ b/doc/nano.1
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ nanorc file.  See \fBnanorc\fR(5).
 .BR \-E ", " \-\-tabstospaces
 Convert each typed tab to spaces -- to the number of spaces
 that a tab at that position would take up.
+(Note: pasted tabs are not converted.)
 .TP
 .BR \-F ", " \-\-multibuffer
 Read a file into a new buffer by default.
diff --git a/doc/nano.texi b/doc/nano.texi
index 007712c2..42e50bb1 100644
--- a/doc/nano.texi
+++ b/doc/nano.texi
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ nanorc file.  @xref{@code{set keycolor}} for details.
 @itemx --tabstospaces
 Convert each typed tab to spaces --- to the number of spaces
 that a tab at that position would take up.
+(Note: pasted tabs are not converted.)
 
 @item -F
 @itemx --multibuffer
@@ -1140,6 +1141,7 @@ greater than 0.  The default value is @t{8}.
 @item set tabstospaces
 Convert each typed tab to spaces --- to the number of spaces
 that a tab at that position would take up.
+(Note: pasted tabs are not converted.)
 
 @item set titlecolor [bold,][italic,]@var{fgcolor},@var{bgcolor}
 Use this color combination for the title bar.
diff --git a/doc/nanorc.5 b/doc/nanorc.5
index 0786069c..70f26e08 100644
--- a/doc/nanorc.5
+++ b/doc/nanorc.5
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ greater than 0.  The default value is \fB8\fR.
 .B set tabstospaces
 Convert each typed tab to spaces -- to the number of spaces
 that a tab at that position would take up.
+(Note: pasted tabs are not converted.)
 .TP
 .B set titlecolor \fR[\fBbold,\fR][\fBitalic,\fR]\fIfgcolor\fB,\fIbgcolor\fR
 Use this color combination for the title bar.