diff --git a/kittens/icat/main.py b/kittens/icat/main.py
index bc4926a57..984d9c6af 100644
--- a/kittens/icat/main.py
+++ b/kittens/icat/main.py
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@
 images from within full screen terminal programs that do not understand the
 kitty graphics protocol such as multiplexers or editors. See
 :ref:`graphics_unicode_placeholders` for details. Note that when using this
-method, large images will get wrapped at the screen edge instead of getting truncated.
-This wrapping is per line and therefore the image will look like it is interleaved with blank lines.
+method, placed (with :option:`--place`) images that do not fit on the screen,
+will get wrapped at the screen edge instead of getting truncated. This
+wrapping is per line and therefore the image will look like it is interleaved
+with blank lines.
 
 
 --passthrough