diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 48d9a60de..76d7dfb00 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -3157,6 +3157,10 @@ void           dc_accounts_maybe_network_lost    (dc_accounts_t* accounts);
  *
  * dc_accounts_background_fetch() was created for the iOS Background fetch.
  *
+ * The `DC_EVENT_ACCOUNTS_BACKGROUND_FETCH_DONE` event is emitted at the end,
+ * process all events until you get this one and you can safely return to the background
+ * without forgeting to create notifications caused by timing race conditions.
+ *
  * @memberof dc_accounts_t
  * @param timeout The timeout in seconds
  * @return Return 1 on success and 0 on failure (like timeout)
@@ -6278,7 +6282,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
  * This event is only emitted by the account manager
  */
 
-#define DC_EVENT_BACKGROUND_FETCH_COMPLETED_FOR_ALL_ACCOUNTS  2200
+#define DC_EVENT_ACCOUNTS_BACKGROUND_FETCH_DONE  2200
 
 /**
  * @}
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
index 749bf0064..48a1e42a9 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ impl CommandApi {
     }
 
     /// Performs a background fetch for all accounts in parallel with a timeout.
+    /// 
+    /// The `BackgroundFetchCompletedForAllAccounts` event is emitted at the end,
+    /// process all events until you get this one and you can safely return to the background
+    /// without forgeting to create notifications caused by timing race conditions.
     async fn background_fetch_for_all_accounts(&self, timeout_in_seconds: f64) -> Result<()> {
         self.accounts
             .write()
diff --git a/node/lib/constants.ts b/node/lib/constants.ts
index 5c4c3b42d..2fe4f9af5 100644
--- a/node/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/node/lib/constants.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export enum C {
   DC_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE = 20,
   DC_DOWNLOAD_IN_PROGRESS = 1000,
   DC_DOWNLOAD_UNDECIPHERABLE = 30,
-  DC_EVENT_BACKGROUND_FETCH_COMPLETED_FOR_ALL_ACCOUNTS = 2200,
+  DC_EVENT_ACCOUNTS_BACKGROUND_FETCH_DONE = 2200,
   DC_EVENT_CHAT_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_MODIFIED = 2021,
   DC_EVENT_CHAT_MODIFIED = 2020,
   DC_EVENT_CONFIGURE_PROGRESS = 2041,
@@ -327,5 +327,5 @@ export const EventId2EventName: { [key: number]: string } = {
   2111: 'DC_EVENT_CONFIG_SYNCED',
   2120: 'DC_EVENT_WEBXDC_STATUS_UPDATE',
   2121: 'DC_EVENT_WEBXDC_INSTANCE_DELETED',
-  2200: 'DC_EVENT_BACKGROUND_FETCH_COMPLETED_FOR_ALL_ACCOUNTS',
+  2200: 'DC_EVENT_ACCOUNTS_BACKGROUND_FETCH_DONE',
 }
diff --git a/src/accounts.rs b/src/accounts.rs
index c3977bbeb..9ea09d5f3 100644
--- a/src/accounts.rs
+++ b/src/accounts.rs
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ impl Accounts {
     /// Performs a background fetch for all accounts in parallel.
     ///
     /// If you need a timeout, then use [Accounts::background_fetch_with_timeout] instead.
+    /// 
+    /// The `BackgroundFetchCompletedForAllAccounts` event is emitted at the end,
+    /// process all events until you get this one and you can safely return to the background
+    /// without forgeting to create notifications caused by timing race conditions.
     pub async fn background_fetch(&self) {
         async fn background_fetch_and_log_error(account: Context) {
             if let Err(error) = account.background_fetch().await {
@@ -316,6 +320,10 @@ impl Accounts {
     /// Performs a background fetch for all accounts in parallel with a timeout.
     ///
     /// If you want no timeout, then use [Accounts::background_fetch] instead.
+    /// 
+    /// The `BackgroundFetchCompletedForAllAccounts` event is emitted at the end,
+    /// process all events until you get this one and you can safely return to the background
+    /// without forgeting to create notifications caused by timing race conditions.
     pub async fn background_fetch_with_timeout(&self, timeout: std::time::Duration) -> Result<()> {
         let result = tokio::time::timeout(timeout, self.background_fetch()).await;
         self.emit_event(EventType::BackgroundFetchCompletedForAllAccounts);