diff --git a/accounts/accounts.go b/accounts/accounts.go
index 8a66d93e58..be3df65abb 100644
--- a/accounts/accounts.go
+++ b/accounts/accounts.go
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ const (
 	// of starting any background processes such as automatic key derivation.
 	WalletOpened
 
-	// WalletDropped
+	// WalletDropped is fired when a wallet is removed or disconnected, either via USB
+	// or due to a filesystem event in the keystore. This event indicates that the wallet
+	// is no longer available for operations.
 	WalletDropped
 )