diff --git a/beets/util/__init__.py b/beets/util/__init__.py
index f17571f0d..61a95baa2 100644
--- a/beets/util/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/util/__init__.py
@@ -736,11 +736,14 @@ def open_anything():
 
 
 def interactive_open(target, command=None):
-    """Open `target` file with `command` or, in not available, ask the OS to
-    deal with it.
+    """Open the file `target` by `exec`ing a new command. (The new
+    program takes over, and Python execution ends: this does not fork a
+    subprocess.)
 
-    The executed program will have stdin, stdout and stderr.
-    OSError may be raised, it is left to the caller to catch them.
+    If `command` is provided, use it. Otherwise, use an OS-specific
+    command (from `open_anything`) to open the file.
+
+    Can raise `OSError`.
     """
     if command:
         command = command.encode('utf8')
diff --git a/beetsplug/play.py b/beetsplug/play.py
index 6404ab7cf..156bffba3 100644
--- a/beetsplug/play.py
+++ b/beetsplug/play.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class PlayPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         # Prepare command strings with optional args
         command_str = command_str.format(opts.args or '')\
                                  .format(confargs or '')
-            
+
         # Perform search by album and add folders rather than tracks to
         # playlist.
         if opts.album:
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index dd953713f..643904268 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ The new features:
 
 * Add new color aliases for standard terminal color names (e.g., cyan and
   magenta). Thanks to :user:`mathstuf`. :bug:`1548`
-* :doc:`/plugins/play`: A new option `--args`/`-A` has been added, used to
-  hand over options to the player.
+* :doc:`/plugins/play`: A new ``--args`` option lets you specify options for
+  the player command. :bug:`1532`
 
 Fixes: