diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index abe49005af8..bfc475c5704 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -3605,6 +3605,8 @@ normal file name starts with "file:", you can disable the URI
 recognition by invoking 'sqlite-open' with the new optional argument
 DISABLE-URI non-nil.
 
+*** 'sqlite-close' now does nothing if the connection is already closed.
+
 ** GUD
 
 +++
diff --git a/src/sqlite.c b/src/sqlite.c
index 97399339817..425a39d76dd 100644
--- a/src/sqlite.c
+++ b/src/sqlite.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ DEFUN ("sqlite-close", Fsqlite_close, Ssqlite_close, 1, 1, 0,
   (Lisp_Object db)
 {
   /* Do nothing when the connection is already closed.
-     This aligns with the behavior of sqlite3_close. */
+     This aligns with the behavior of 'sqlite3_close' itself.  */
   if (SQLITE (db) && !XSQLITE (db)->db)
     return Qt;