diff --git a/news/3071.doc.rst b/news/3071.doc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76306adf57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/3071.doc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Docstrings for graph command now describe how command works when shell is active
diff --git a/pipenv/cli/command.py b/pipenv/cli/command.py
index 16778ede88..9f10f9e63f 100644
--- a/pipenv/cli/command.py
+++ b/pipenv/cli/command.py
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ def update(
     )
 
 
-@cli.command(short_help=u"Displays currently-installed dependency graph information.")
+@cli.command(short_help=u"Displays currently-installed dependency graph information. Will only show dev dependencies while shell is running")
 @option("--bare", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Minimal output.")
 @option("--json", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Output JSON.")
 @option("--json-tree", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Output JSON in nested tree.")