diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml
index 91a5536ade..9784b9f2a8 100644
--- a/man/journalctl.xml
+++ b/man/journalctl.xml
@@ -368,7 +368,9 @@
         <term><option>-q</option></term>
         <term><option>--quiet</option></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>Suppresses any warning messages regarding
+        <listitem><para>Suppresses all info messages
+        (i.e. "-- Logs begin at ...", "-- Reboot --"),
+        any warning messages regarding
         inaccessible system journals when run as a normal
         user.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index 5dafb0bcab..863c15b738 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void help(void) {
                "  -x --catalog             Add message explanations where available\n"
                "     --no-full             Ellipsize fields\n"
                "  -a --all                 Show all fields, including long and unprintable\n"
-               "  -q --quiet               Do not show privilege warning\n"
+               "  -q --quiet               Do not show info messages and privilege warning\n"
                "     --no-pager            Do not pipe output into a pager\n"
                "  -m --merge               Show entries from all available journals\n"
                "  -D --directory=PATH      Show journal files from directory\n"