diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  - MacOS versions earlier than 10.12 are no longer supported.
    Additionally, Bitcoin ABC does not yet change appearance when macOS
    "dark mode" is activated.
+ - Fixed missing help text in `getblockchaininfo` RPC.
 
 New RPC methods
 ------------
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -1456,7 +1456,46 @@
             "pruning is enabled (only present if pruning is enabled)\n"
             "  \"prune_target_size\": xxxxxx,  (numeric) the target size "
             "used by pruning (only present if automatic pruning is enabled)\n"
-            "  \"warnings\" : \"...\",           (string) any network and "
+            "  \"softforks\": {                (object) status of softforks in "
+            "progress\n"
+            "    \"xxxx\" : {                  (string) name of the softfork\n"
+            "      \"type\" : \"bip9\",        (string) currently only set to "
+            "\"bip9\"\n"
+            "      \"bip9\" : {                (object) status of bip9 "
+            "softforks (only for \"bip9\" type)\n"
+            "        \"status\": \"xxxx\",     (string) one of \"defined\", "
+            "\"started\", \"locked_in\", \"active\", \"failed\"\n"
+            "        \"bit\": xx,              (numeric) the bit (0-28) in the "
+            "block version field used to signal this softfork (only for "
+            "\"started\" status)\n"
+            "        \"startTime\": xx,        (numeric) the minimum median "
+            "time past of a block at which the bit gains its meaning\n"
+            "        \"timeout\": xx,          (numeric) the median time past "
+            "of a block at which the deployment is considered failed if not "
+            "yet locked in\n"
+            "        \"since\": xx,            (numeric) height of the first "
+            "block to which the status applies\n"
+            "        \"statistics\": {         (object) numeric statistics "
+            "about BIP9 signalling for a softfork (only for \"started\" "
+            "status)\n"
+            "          \"period\": xx,         (numeric) the length in blocks "
+            "of the BIP9 signalling period \n"
+            "          \"threshold\": xx,      (numeric) the number of blocks "
+            "with the version bit set required to activate the feature \n"
+            "          \"elapsed\": xx,        (numeric) the number of blocks "
+            "elapsed since the beginning of the current period \n"
+            "          \"count\": xx,          (numeric) the number of blocks "
+            "with the version bit set in the current period \n"
+            "          \"possible\": xx        (boolean) returns false if "
+            "there are not enough blocks left in this period to pass "
+            "activation threshold\n"
+            "        },\n"
+            "        \"active\": xx,           (boolean) true if the rules are "
+            "enforced for the mempool and the next block\n"
+            "      }\n"
+            "    }\n"
+            "  }\n"
+            "  \"warnings\" : \"...\",         (string) any network and "
             "blockchain warnings.\n"
             "}\n"
             "\nExamples:\n" +