diff --git a/src/commands/CmdPurge.cpp b/src/commands/CmdPurge.cpp
index c54a77515..ffde6543e 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdPurge.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdPurge.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ CmdPurge::CmdPurge ()
 int CmdPurge::execute (std::string&)
 {
   Context::getContext ().footnote ("As of version 3.0, this command has no effect.");
+  Context::getContext ().footnote ("Deleted tasks are removed from the task list automatically after they expire.");
   return 0;
 }