diff --git a/DOCS/man/input.rst b/DOCS/man/input.rst
index cb07562fa9..98c1a73098 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/input.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/input.rst
@@ -1754,8 +1754,8 @@ This list uses the event name field value, and the C API symbol in brackets:
     Start of playback after seek or after file was loaded.
 
 ``shutdown`` (``MPV_EVENT_SHUTDOWN``)
-    Sent when the player quits or when a script terminates. Normally handled
-    automatically. See `Details on the script initialization and lifecycle`_.
+    Sent when the player quits, and the script should terminate. Normally
+    handled automatically. See `Details on the script initialization and lifecycle`_.
 
 ``log-message`` (``MPV_EVENT_LOG_MESSAGE``)
     Receives messages enabled with ``mpv_request_log_messages()`` (Lua:
diff --git a/DOCS/man/javascript.rst b/DOCS/man/javascript.rst
index b4ab363444..cd7f48d263 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/javascript.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/javascript.rst
@@ -404,3 +404,6 @@ non-negligible duration to complete, so we re-calculate ``wait`` afterwards.
 
 ``mp.peek_timers_wait()`` returns the same values as ``mp.process_timers()``
 but without doing anything. Invalid result if called from a timer callback.
+
+Note: ``exit()`` is also registered for the ``shutdown`` event, and its
+implementation is a simple ``mp.keep_running = false``.