diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index a03a823bf..5a4535115 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -916,8 +916,11 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 /// Only implemented on Linux.
 @"quit-after-last-window-closed-delay": ?Duration = null,
 
-/// This controls whether an initial window is created when Ghostty is run. Only
-/// implemented on Linux.
+/// This controls whether an initial window is created when Ghostty
+/// is run. Note that if `quit-after-last-window-closed` is `true` and
+/// `quit-after-last-window-closed-delay` is set, setting `initial-window` to
+/// `false` will mean that Ghostty will quit after the configured delay if no
+/// window is ever created. Only implemented on Linux.
 @"initial-window": bool = true,
 
 /// Whether to enable shell integration auto-injection or not. Shell integration