diff --git a/kitty/kitty.conf b/kitty/kitty.conf
index a0698d93f..7b2be10da 100644
--- a/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -149,10 +149,13 @@ input_delay 3
 # If so, set this to no.
 sync_to_monitor yes
 
-# Close the terminal when the child process (shell) exits. If no, the terminal
-# will remain open when the shell exits if processes are still outputting to
-# the terminal. If yes, the terminal will close as soon as the child process
-# exits regardless of processes outputting to the terminal. 
+# Close the window when the child process (shell) exits. If no (the default),
+# the terminal will remain open when the child exits as long as there are still
+# processes outputting to the terminal (for example disowned or backgrounded
+# processes). If yes, the window will close as soon as the child process exits.
+# Note that setting it to yes means that any background processes still using
+# the terminal can fail silently because their stdout/stderr/stdin no longer
+# work.
 close_on_child_death no
 
 # Visual bell duration. Flash the screen when a bell occurs for the specified number of