diff --git a/share/examples/bitcoin.conf b/share/examples/bitcoin.conf
index 5b7fc776a4c..58286c5c9bf 100644
--- a/share/examples/bitcoin.conf
+++ b/share/examples/bitcoin.conf
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@
 # Port on which to listen for connections (default: 8333, testnet: 18333, signet: 38333, regtest: 18444)
 #port=
 
-# Maximum number of inbound+outbound connections.
+# Maximum number of inbound + outbound connections (default: 125). This option
+# applies only if inbound connections are enabled; otherwise, the number of connections
+# will not be more than 11: 8 full-relay connections, 2 block-relay-only ones, and
+# occasionally 1 short-lived feeler or extra outbound block-relay-only connection.
+# These limits do not apply to connections added manually with the -addnode
+# configuration option or the addnode RPC, which have a separate limit of 8 connections.
 #maxconnections=
 
 #