diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
index 1d85ba1a3f27..6d956a29ee48 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
@@ -1224,7 +1224,10 @@ def _parse_legend_args(axs, *args, handles=None, labels=None, **kwargs):
elif len(args) == 0:
handles, labels = _get_legend_handles_labels(axs, handlers)
if not handles:
- log.warning('No handles with labels found to put in legend.')
+ log.warning(
+ "No artists with labels found to put in legend. Note that "
+ "artists whose label start with an underscore are ignored "
+ "when legend() is called with no argument.")
# One argument. User defined labels - automatic handle detection.
elif len(args) == 1:
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