diff --git a/doc/i2p.md b/doc/i2p.md
index d779054a56..3056427bca 100644
--- a/doc/i2p.md
+++ b/doc/i2p.md
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ logging` for more information.
 -onlynet=i2p
 ```
 
-Make outgoing connections only to I2P addresses. Incoming connections are not
-affected by this option. It can be specified multiple times to allow multiple
-network types, e.g. onlynet=onion, onlynet=i2p.
+Make automatic outbound connections only to I2P addresses. Inbound and manual
+connections are not affected by this option. It can be specified multiple times
+to allow multiple networks, e.g. onlynet=onion, onlynet=i2p.
 
 I2P support was added to Dash Core in version 20.0 and there may be fewer I2P
 peers than Tor or IP ones. Therefore, using I2P alone without other networks may
diff --git a/doc/tor.md b/doc/tor.md
index c044e0b278..5411036029 100644
--- a/doc/tor.md
+++ b/doc/tor.md
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ outgoing connections, but more is possible.
     -seednode=X     SOCKS5. In Tor mode, such addresses can also be exchanged with
                     other P2P nodes.
 
-    -onlynet=onion  Make outgoing connections only to .onion addresses. Incoming
-                    connections are not affected by this option. This option can be
-                    specified multiple times to allow multiple network types, e.g.
-                    onlynet=onion, onlynet=i2p.
+    -onlynet=onion  Make automatic outbound connections only to .onion addresses.
+                    Inbound and manual connections are not affected by this option.
+                    It can be specified multiple times to allow multiple networks,
+                    e.g. onlynet=onion, onlynet=i2p.
 
 An example how to start the client if the Tor proxy is running on local host on
 port 9050 and only allows .onion nodes to connect:
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 981dbb072f..b65e7b329d 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ void SetupServerArgs(NodeContext& node)
     argsman.AddArg("-onion=<ip:port>", "Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor onion services, set -noonion to disable (default: -proxy)", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-i2psam=<ip:port>", "I2P SAM proxy to reach I2P peers and accept I2P connections (default: none)", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-i2pacceptincoming", strprintf("Whether to accept inbound I2P connections (default: %i). Ignored if -i2psam is not set. Listening for inbound I2P connections is done through the SAM proxy, not by binding to a local address and port.", DEFAULT_I2P_ACCEPT_INCOMING), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
-    argsman.AddArg("-onlynet=<net>", "Make automatic outgoing connections only through network <net> (" + Join(GetNetworkNames(), ", ") + "). Incoming connections are not affected by this option. This option can be specified multiple times to allow multiple networks.", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
+    argsman.AddArg("-onlynet=<net>", "Make automatic outbound connections only to network <net> (" + Join(GetNetworkNames(), ", ") + "). Inbound and manual connections are not affected by this option. It can be specified multiple times to allow multiple networks.", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-peerblockfilters", strprintf("Serve compact block filters to peers per BIP 157 (default: %u)", DEFAULT_PEERBLOCKFILTERS), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-peerbloomfilters", strprintf("Support filtering of blocks and transaction with bloom filters (default: %u)", DEFAULT_PEERBLOOMFILTERS), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-peertimeout=<n>", strprintf("Specify a p2p connection timeout delay in seconds. After connecting to a peer, wait this amount of time before considering disconnection based on inactivity (minimum: 1, default: %d)", DEFAULT_PEER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);