diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageOps.py b/src/PIL/ImageOps.py
index 48b41d87fda..0c3f900caac 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageOps.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageOps.py
@@ -572,8 +572,11 @@ def solarize(image, threshold=128):
 
 def exif_transpose(image):
     """
-    If an image has an EXIF Orientation tag, return a new image that is
-    transposed accordingly. Otherwise, return a copy of the image.
+    If an image has an EXIF Orientation tag, other than 1, return a new image
+    that is transposed accordingly. The new image will have the orientation
+    data removed.
+
+    Otherwise, return a copy of the image.
 
     :param image: The image to transpose.
     :return: An image.