diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 7ddb175556..ec61ae8090 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ void SetupServerArgs(ArgsManager& argsman)
     argsman.AddArg("-forcednsseed", strprintf("Always query for peer addresses via DNS lookup (default: %u)", DEFAULT_FORCEDNSSEED), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-listen", strprintf("Accept connections from outside (default: %u if no -proxy, -connect or -maxconnections=0)", DEFAULT_LISTEN), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-listenonion", strprintf("Automatically create Tor onion service (default: %d)", DEFAULT_LISTEN_ONION), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
-    argsman.AddArg("-maxconnections=<n>", strprintf("Maintain at most <n> connections to peers (default: %u). This limit does not apply to connections manually added via -addnode or the addnode RPC, which have a separate limit of %u.", DEFAULT_MAX_PEER_CONNECTIONS, MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
+    argsman.AddArg("-maxconnections=<n>", strprintf("Maintain at most <n> automatic connections to peers (default: %u). This limit does not apply to connections manually added via -addnode or the addnode RPC, which have a separate limit of %u.", DEFAULT_MAX_PEER_CONNECTIONS, MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-maxreceivebuffer=<n>", strprintf("Maximum per-connection receive buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: %u)", DEFAULT_MAXRECEIVEBUFFER), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-maxsendbuffer=<n>", strprintf("Maximum per-connection memory usage for the send buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: %u)", DEFAULT_MAXSENDBUFFER), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-maxtimeadjustment", strprintf("Maximum allowed median peer time offset adjustment. Local perspective of time may be influenced by outbound peers forward or backward by this amount (default: %u seconds).", DEFAULT_MAX_TIME_ADJUSTMENT), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 19c613ab63..b746e5a638 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -1474,8 +1474,19 @@ private:
 
     std::unique_ptr<CSemaphore> semOutbound;
     std::unique_ptr<CSemaphore> semAddnode;
+
+    /**
+     * Maximum number of automatic connections permitted, excluding manual
+     * connections but including inbounds. May be changed by the user and is
+     * potentially limited by the operating system (number of file descriptors).
+     */
     int m_max_automatic_connections;
 
+    /*
+     * Maximum number of peers by connection type. Might vary from defaults
+     * based on -maxconnections init value.
+     */
+
     // How many full-relay (tx, block, addr) outbound peers we want
     int m_max_outbound_full_relay;
 
@@ -1487,6 +1498,7 @@ private:
     int m_max_feeler{MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS};
     int m_max_automatic_outbound;
     int m_max_inbound;
+
     bool m_use_addrman_outgoing;
     CClientUIInterface* m_client_interface;
     NetEventsInterface* m_msgproc;