diff --git a/man7/inotify.7 b/man7/inotify.7
index e98f7d281..b018f1751 100644
--- a/man7/inotify.7
+++ b/man7/inotify.7
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@ when a file is renamed.
 File or directory was opened.
 .RE
 .PP
+Inotify monitoring is inode-based: when monitoring a file
+(but not when monitoring the directory containing a file),
+an event can be generated for activity on any link to the file
+(in the same or a different directory).
+
 When monitoring a directory:
 .IP * 3
 the events marked above with an asterisk (*) can occur both