diff --git a/man7/signal.7 b/man7/signal.7
index 3074f573e..0250e83d3 100644
--- a/man7/signal.7
+++ b/man7/signal.7
@@ -436,6 +436,11 @@ Real-time signals are distinguished by the following:
 Multiple instances of real-time signals can be queued.
 By contrast, if multiple instances of a standard signal are delivered
 while that signal is currently blocked, then only one instance is queued.
+Note that the
+.I siginfo_t
+structure associated with the signal already in queue is not overwritten
+on arrival of subsequent instances of the same signal hence the process would
+receive metadata associated with the first instance of the signal.
 .IP 2. 4
 If the signal is sent using
 .BR sigqueue (3),