diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/notify.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/notify.sgml
index 44807062930..a9405fdd313 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/notify.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/notify.sgml
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ NOTIFY <replaceable class="PARAMETER">channel</replaceable> [ , <replaceable cla
    with an optional <quote>payload</> string to each client application that
    has previously executed
    <command>LISTEN <replaceable class="parameter">channel</></command>
-   for the specified channel name in the current database.
+   for the specified channel name in the current database. 
+   Notifications are visible to all users.
   </para>
 
   <para>