diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index e1bb88d12..06a2c1ce8 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ Thanks to the following, who submitted detailed bug reports and excellent sugges
   Juergen Daubert
   Rich Mintz
   Seneca Cunningham
+  Dirk Deimeke
 
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7b26af066..c55c8ea72 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  + Fixed bug #406 so that task now includes command aliases in the _commands
    helper command used by shell completion scripts.
  + Fixed bug #211 - it was unclear which commands modify a task description.
+ + Fixed bug #411, clarifying that the 'projects' command only lists projects
+   for which there are pending tasks (thanks to Dirk Deimeke).
 
 ------ old releases ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/doc/man/task.1 b/doc/man/task.1
index 46a1697fc..eedb3e8eb 100644
--- a/doc/man/task.1
+++ b/doc/man/task.1
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ Marks the specified task as done.
 
 .TP
 .B projects
-Lists all project names used, and the number of tasks for each.
+Lists all project names that are currently used by pending tasks, and the
+number of tasks for each.
 
 .TP
 .B tags