diff --git a/app/pdb/context-cmds.c b/app/pdb/context-cmds.c
index 33c3e79dad..57174c38ff 100644
--- a/app/pdb/context-cmds.c
+++ b/app/pdb/context-cmds.c
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ register_context_procs (GimpPDB *pdb)
   gimp_procedure_set_static_strings (procedure,
                                      "gimp-context-get-interpolation",
                                      "Get the interpolation type.",
-                                     "This procedure returns the interpolation setting. The return value is an integer which corresponds to the values listed in the argument description.",
+                                     "This procedure returns the interpolation setting. The return value is an integer which corresponds to the values listed in the argument description. If the interpolation has not been set explicitly by 'gimp-context-set-interpolation', the default interpolation set in gimprc will be used.",
                                      "Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>",
                                      "Michael Natterer",
                                      "2010",
diff --git a/libgimp/gimpcontext_pdb.c b/libgimp/gimpcontext_pdb.c
index 7b358ca431..dcb86358fc 100644
--- a/libgimp/gimpcontext_pdb.c
+++ b/libgimp/gimpcontext_pdb.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,9 @@ gimp_context_set_feather_radius (gdouble feather_radius_x,
  *
  * This procedure returns the interpolation setting. The return value
  * is an integer which corresponds to the values listed in the argument
- * description.
+ * description. If the interpolation has not been set explicitly by
+ * gimp_context_set_interpolation(), the default interpolation set in
+ * gimprc will be used.
  *
  * Returns: The interpolation type.
  *
diff --git a/tools/pdbgen/pdb/context.pdb b/tools/pdbgen/pdb/context.pdb
index c017643ac0..2249295df2 100644
--- a/tools/pdbgen/pdb/context.pdb
+++ b/tools/pdbgen/pdb/context.pdb
@@ -870,7 +870,9 @@ sub context_get_interpolation {
     $help = <<'HELP';
 This procedure returns the interpolation setting. The return value
 is an integer which corresponds to the values listed in the argument
-description.
+description. If the interpolation has not been set explicitly by
+gimp_context_set_interpolation(), the default interpolation set in
+gimprc will be used.
 HELP
 
     &mitch_pdb_misc('2010', '2.8');