diff --git a/man2/getpriority.2 b/man2/getpriority.2
index 90dc25037..89b258b61 100644
--- a/man2/getpriority.2
+++ b/man2/getpriority.2
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ soft resource limit of the target process; see
 .BR getrlimit (2)
 for details.
 .SH NOTES
+A child created by
+.BR fork (2)
+inherits its parent's nice value.
+The nice value is preserved across 
+.BR execve (2).
+
 The details on the condition for EPERM depend on the system.
 The above description is what SUSv3 says, and seems to be followed on
 all System V-like systems.