1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/rpc/mining.cpp b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
index f3cd1fbf0b..c2e5791572 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
@@ -785,6 +785,8 @@ UniValue estimatefee(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "\n"
             "A negative value is returned if not enough transactions and blocks\n"
             "have been observed to make an estimate.\n"
+            "-1 is always returned for nblocks == 1 as it is impossible to calculate\n"
+            "a fee that is high enough to get reliably included in the next block.\n"
             "\nExample:\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("estimatefee", "6")
             );