diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4147e1f51682a8bd5d3e2961b62ab118409d6aec..7747efde7c7692c6445b73f2867fdb771f19b805 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	element correctly.
 	* doc/texinfo/nano.texi: Document the --enable-altrcname option.
 	The lack of this was pointed out by Frank.
+	* doc/man/nano.1, doc/man/nanorc.5, doc/texinfo/nano.texi: Mention
+	that the position history is limited to the 200 most recent files.
 
 2016-01-24  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/files.c (update_poshistory): Move an updated item to the end
diff --git a/doc/man/nano.1 b/doc/man/nano.1
index f10b1b6ecb91fcd927a1b2e8d4a149f1738fb288..6831be370eae2a1c7fb1421b2c9b2c7c486111f5 100644
--- a/doc/man/nano.1
+++ b/doc/man/nano.1
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ Disable automatic conversion of files from DOS/Mac format.
 Use the blank line below the titlebar as extra editing space.
 .TP
 .BR \-P ", " \-\-positionlog
-Log and later read back the location of the cursor and place it there
-again.  (The old form of this option, \fB\-\-poslog\fR, is deprecated.)
+For the 200 most recent files, log the last position of the cursor,
+and place it at that position again upon reopening such a file.
+(The old form of this option, \fB\-\-poslog\fR, is deprecated.)
 .TP
 .BR "\-Q ""\fIcharacters\fB""" ", " "\-\-quotestr=""" \fIcharacters\fR """
 Set the quoting string for justifying.  The default is
diff --git a/doc/man/nanorc.5 b/doc/man/nanorc.5
index 22fd7e6b8528986c0222e2fdc485bff7e76f45bb..6ae2432b2ec170059777ac85ac4e0836c9911dd6 100644
--- a/doc/man/nanorc.5
+++ b/doc/man/nanorc.5
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ directory feature is turned off.
 .TP
 .B set positionlog
 Save the cursor position of files between editing sessions.
+The cursor position is remembered for the 200 most-recently edited files.
 (The old form of this option, '\fBset poslog\fR', is deprecated.)
 .TP
 .B set preserve
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/nano.texi b/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
index 38a176894221a54c9b8d867f1fad6806ee0a6873..a0606bbe0b8542039882a389806678d9ac7e2404 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ Use the blank line below the titlebar as extra editing space.
 
 @item -P
 @itemx --positionlog
-Log for each file the last location of the cursor, and read it
-back upon reopening the file and place it there again.
+For the 200 most recent files, log the last position of the cursor,
+and place it at that position again upon reopening such a file.
 (The old form of this option, @code{--poslog}, is deprecated.)
 
 @item -Q "@var{characters}"
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ directory feature is turned off.
 
 @item set positionlog
 Save the cursor position of files between editing sessions.
+The cursor position is remembered for the 200 most-recently edited files.
 (The old form of this option, @code{set poslog}, is deprecated.)
 
 @item set preserve