diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7120fe1ec..1e210bb509 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 ### Maintenance and fixes
 
+* Added a note on `plot_pair` when trying to use `plot_kde` on `InferenceData`
+  objects. (#1218)
+
 ### Deprecation
 
 ### Documentation
diff --git a/arviz/plots/kdeplot.py b/arviz/plots/kdeplot.py
index 9e796d9252..99f0b07950 100644
--- a/arviz/plots/kdeplot.py
+++ b/arviz/plots/kdeplot.py
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ def plot_kde(
             "or plot_pair instead of plot_kde"
         )
     if isinstance(values, InferenceData):
-        raise ValueError(" Inference Data object detected. Use plot_posterior instead of plot_kde")
+        raise ValueError(
+            " Inference Data object detected. Use plot_posterior "
+            "or plot_pair instead of plot_kde"
+        )
 
     if values2 is None:
         density, lower, upper = _fast_kde(values, cumulative, bw)