diff --git a/doc_src/cmds/jobs.rst b/doc_src/cmds/jobs.rst
index 3bb37ba80..9a987c804 100644
--- a/doc_src/cmds/jobs.rst
+++ b/doc_src/cmds/jobs.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ jobs accepts the following switches:
 
 On systems that supports this feature, jobs will print the CPU usage of each job since the last command was executed. The CPU usage is expressed as a percentage of full CPU activity. Note that on multiprocessor systems, the total activity may be more than 100\%.
 
+If the output of ``jobs`` is redirected or if it is part of a command substitution, the column header that is usually printed is omitted, making it easier to parse.
+
 The exit status of ``jobs`` is ``0`` if there are running background jobs and ``1`` otherwise.
 
 no output.