diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index 7d114897f2f..37324286688 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -427,6 +427,10 @@ Jan 12 10:46:45 example.com bluetoothd[8900]: gatt-time-server: Input/output err
             It will <emphasis>not</emphasis> fail if any of the commands configured to stop the unit
             (<varname>ExecStop=</varname>, etc.) fail, because the manager will still forcibly terminate the
             unit.</para>
+
+            <para>If a unit that gets stopped can still be triggered by other units, a warning containing
+            the names of the triggering units is shown. <option>--no-warn</option> can be used to suppress
+            the warning.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -2107,7 +2111,10 @@ Jan 12 10:46:45 example.com bluetoothd[8900]: gatt-time-server: Input/output err
             </listitem>
             <listitem>
               <para>when using <command>disable</command> combined with <option>--user</option> on units
-              that are enabled in global scope.</para>
+              that are enabled in global scope,</para>
+            </listitem>
+            <listitem>
+              <para>when a <command>stop</command>-ped unit still has active triggering units.</para>
             </listitem>
           </itemizedlist>
           </para>
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl-start-unit.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl-start-unit.c
index c6b4433aa01..748b005aa46 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl-start-unit.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl-start-unit.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ int verb_start(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
 
                 /* When stopping units, warn if they can still be triggered by
                  * another active unit (socket, path, timer) */
-                if (!arg_quiet)
+                if (!arg_quiet && !arg_no_warn)
                         STRV_FOREACH(unit, stopped_units)
                                 warn_triggering_units(bus, *unit, "Stopping", /* ignore_masked = */ true);
         }