diff --git a/man/man1/pmwebd.1 b/man/man1/pmwebd.1
index 37405e847..a785150e3 100644
--- a/man/man1/pmwebd.1
+++ b/man/man1/pmwebd.1
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Set the maximum timeout (in seconds) after the last operation on a pmapi web
 context, before it is closed by
 .BR pmwebd .
 A smaller timeout may be requested
-by the web client.
+by the web client. The default is 300.
 .TP
 \f3\-c\f1 \f2number\f1
 Reset the next PMWEBAPI permanent context identifier as given.