diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index 326127c3..8f86fdd0 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -1200,6 +1200,10 @@
 # Additionally, it will hide messages from these servers for all users
 # on this server.
 #
+# Note that your messages can still make it to forbidden servers through
+# backfilling. Events we receive from forbidden servers via backfill will
+# be stored in the database, but will not be sent to the client.
+#
 # This check is applied on the room ID, room alias, sender server name,
 # sender user's server name, inbound federation X-Matrix origin, and
 # outbound federation handler.
diff --git a/src/core/config/mod.rs b/src/core/config/mod.rs
index 22e09956..cde5c313 100644
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -1377,6 +1377,10 @@ pub struct Config {
 	/// Additionally, it will hide messages from these servers for all users
 	/// on this server.
 	///
+	/// Note that your messages can still make it to forbidden servers through
+	/// backfilling. Events we receive from forbidden servers via backfill will
+	/// be stored in the database, but will not be sent to the client.
+	///
 	/// This check is applied on the room ID, room alias, sender server name,
 	/// sender user's server name, inbound federation X-Matrix origin, and
 	/// outbound federation handler.