diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index b2f39b6571434192c2499a1169be8ee9241cecde..47e4e79919e3b81fa478c8d07cb6c1e482b82cf0 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2893,6 +2893,11 @@ void statusbar(const char *msg, ...)
     }
 
     disable_cursorpos = TRUE;
+
+    /* If we're doing quick statusbar blanking, and constant cursor
+     * position display is off, blank the statusbar after only one
+     * keystroke.  Otherwise, blank it after twenty-five keystrokes,
+     * as Pico does. */
     statusblank =
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
 	ISSET(QUICK_BLANK) && !ISSET(CONST_UPDATE) ? 1 :