diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml
index ddf603a6c1..2a8ffd8a47 100644
--- a/man/systemd.exec.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml
@@ -1085,6 +1085,10 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
         <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>) is typically a better choice than <varname>LimitNPROC=</varname>.
         </para>
 
+        <para>These settings, including the defaults described below, do not affect commands prefixed with
+        <literal>+</literal>. Such commands inherit the resource limits of the service manager itself, which may be
+        different.</para>
+
         <para>Resource limits not configured explicitly for a unit default to the value configured in the various
         <varname>DefaultLimitCPU=</varname>, <varname>DefaultLimitFSIZE=</varname>, … options available in
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and –
diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml
index 57bb224c24..975b41d65a 100644
--- a/man/systemd.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.service.xml
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ RestartMaxDelaySec=160s</programlisting>
 
           <row>
             <entry><literal>+</literal></entry>
-            <entry>If the executable path is prefixed with <literal>+</literal> then the process is executed with full privileges. In this mode privilege restrictions configured with <varname>User=</varname>, <varname>Group=</varname>, <varname>CapabilityBoundingSet=</varname> or the various file system namespacing options (such as <varname>PrivateDevices=</varname>, <varname>PrivateTmp=</varname>) are not applied to the invoked command line (but still affect any other <varname>ExecStart=</varname>, <varname>ExecStop=</varname>, … lines). However, note that this will not bypass options that apply to the whole control group, such as <varname>DevicePolicy=</varname>, see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-control</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for the full list.</entry>
+            <entry>If the executable path is prefixed with <literal>+</literal> then the process is executed with full privileges. In this mode privilege restrictions configured with <varname>User=</varname>, <varname>Group=</varname>, <varname>CapabilityBoundingSet=</varname> or the various file system namespacing options (such as <varname>PrivateDevices=</varname>, <varname>PrivateTmp=</varname>) are not applied to the invoked command line (but still affect any other <varname>ExecStart=</varname>, <varname>ExecStop=</varname>, … lines). Resource limits configured with <varname>LimitCPU=</varname>, <varname>LimitCORE=</varname>, <varname>LimitNOFILE=</varname> and the other resource limit settings described in <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> (including the defaults set with <varname>DefaultLimitCPU=</varname>, <varname>DefaultLimitCORE=</varname>, … in <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>) are not applied either, and the invoked command inherits the resource limits of the service manager itself. However, note that this will not bypass options that apply to the whole control group, such as <varname>DevicePolicy=</varname>, see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-control</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for the full list.</entry>
           </row>
 
           <row>