diff --git a/mne/utils/docs.py b/mne/utils/docs.py
index 92093fc0eab..fc7d33a6f4b 100644
--- a/mne/utils/docs.py
+++ b/mne/utils/docs.py
@@ -3471,7 +3471,9 @@ def _reflow_param_docstring(docstring, has_first_line=True, width=75):
     {_picks_desc} {_picks_int} {_picks_str}"""
 picks_base_notypes = f"""picks : list of int | list of str | slice | None
     {_picks_desc} {_picks_int} {_picks_str_notypes}"""
-docdict["picks_all"] = _reflow_param_docstring(f"{picks_base} all channels. {reminder}")
+docdict["picks_all"] = _reflow_param_docstring(
+    f"{picks_base} all channels. Bad channels are included by default. {reminder}"
+)
 docdict["picks_all_data"] = _reflow_param_docstring(
     f"{picks_base} all data channels. {reminder}"
 )