diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index c430b1db5c..e90bd207d7 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -1389,7 +1389,8 @@ static const std::vector<RPCResult> TransactionDescriptionString()
     return{{RPCResult::Type::NUM, "confirmations", "The number of confirmations for the transaction. Negative confirmations means the\n"
                "transaction conflicted that many blocks ago."},
            {RPCResult::Type::BOOL, "generated", /* optional */ true, "Only present if transaction only input is a coinbase one."},
-           {RPCResult::Type::BOOL, "trusted", /* optional */ true, "Only present if we consider transaction to be trusted and so safe to spend from."},
+           {RPCResult::Type::BOOL, "trusted", /* optional */ true, "Whether we consider the transaction to be trusted and safe to spend from.\n"
+                "Only present when the transaction has 0 confirmations (or negative confirmations, if conflicted)."},
            {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "blockhash", /* optional */ true, "The block hash containing the transaction."},
            {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "blockheight", /* optional */ true, "The block height containing the transaction."},
            {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "blockindex", /* optional */ true, "The index of the transaction in the block that includes it."},
@@ -1407,7 +1408,7 @@ static const std::vector<RPCResult> TransactionDescriptionString()
            {RPCResult::Type::NUM_TIME, "timereceived", "The time received expressed in " + UNIX_EPOCH_TIME + "."},
            {RPCResult::Type::STR, "comment", /* optional */ true, "If a comment is associated with the transaction, only present if not empty."},
            {RPCResult::Type::STR, "bip125-replaceable", "(\"yes|no|unknown\") Whether this transaction could be replaced due to BIP125 (replace-by-fee);\n"
-               "may be unknown for unconfirmed transactions not in the mempool"}};
+               "may be unknown for unconfirmed transactions not in the mempool."}};
 }
 
 static RPCHelpMan listtransactions()
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_import_rescan.py b/test/functional/wallet_import_rescan.py
index cbe3e9bfdd..27a2a42dac 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_import_rescan.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_import_rescan.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Variant(collections.namedtuple("Variant", "call data address_type rescan p
             assert_equal(tx["label"], self.label)
             assert_equal(tx["txid"], txid)
             assert_equal(tx["confirmations"], 1 + current_height - confirmation_height)
-            assert_equal("trusted" not in tx, True)
+            assert "trusted" not in tx
 
             address, = [ad for ad in addresses if txid in ad["txids"]]
             assert_equal(address["address"], self.address["address"])