diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/inspect.md b/docs/reference/commandline/inspect.md
index 434f98989f..995388c8f1 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/inspect.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/inspect.md
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ parent = "smn_cli"
                               values are "image" or "container"
       -s, --size              Display total file sizes if the type is container
 
-By default, this will render all results in a JSON array. If a format is
-specified, the given template will be executed for each result.
+By default, this will render all results in a JSON array. If the container and
+image have the same name, this will return container JSON for unspecified type.
+If a format is specified, the given template will be executed for each result.
 
 Go's [text/template](http://golang.org/pkg/text/template/) package
 describes all the details of the format.
diff --git a/man/docker-inspect.1.md b/man/docker-inspect.1.md
index 81f48ceedf..9babd569ac 100644
--- a/man/docker-inspect.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-inspect.1.md
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ CONTAINER|IMAGE [CONTAINER|IMAGE...]
 
 This displays all the information available in Docker for a given
 container or image. By default, this will render all results in a JSON
-array. If a format is specified, the given template will be executed for
-each result.
+array. If the container and image have the same name, this will return 
+container JSON for unspecified type. If a format is specified, the given
+template will be executed for each result.
 
 # OPTIONS
 **--help**