diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5
index e7accd6..c95fda6 100644
--- a/ssh_config.5
+++ b/ssh_config.5
@@ -1253,6 +1253,10 @@ should be sent to the server.
 Note that environment passing is only supported for protocol 2.
 The server must also support it, and the server must be configured to
 accept these environment variables.
+Note that the
+.Ev TERM
+environment variable is always sent whenever a
+pseudo-terminal is requested as it is required by the protocol.
 Refer to
 .Cm AcceptEnv
 in
diff --git a/sshd_config.5 b/sshd_config.5
index aa9525d..2320128 100644
--- a/sshd_config.5
+++ b/sshd_config.5
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ See
 in
 .Xr ssh_config 5
 for how to configure the client.
-Note that environment passing is only supported for protocol 2.
+Note that environment passing is only supported for protocol 2, and
+that the
+.Ev TERM
+environment variable is always sent whenever the client
+requests a pseudo-terminal as it is required by the protocol.
 Variables are specified by name, which may contain the wildcard characters
 .Ql *
 and