diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7b46c9e2dd..babe9fc298 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+6164.	[bug]		Set the rndc idle read timeout back to 60 seconds,
+			from the netmgr default of 30 seconds, in order to
+			match the behavior of 9.16 and earlier. [GL #4046]
+
 6161.	[bug]		Fix log file rotation when using absolute path as
 			file. [GL #3991]
 
diff --git a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
index c81ed1f9fe..f9579f0498 100644
--- a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
+++ b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ Bug Fixes
   logging :any:`channel` configured an absolute path as ``file`` destination.
   This has now been fixed. :gl:`#3991`.
 
+- The read timeout in ``rndc`` is now 60 seconds, matching the behavior
+  in BIND 9.16 and earlier. It had previously been lowered to 30 seconds
+  by mistake. :gl:`#4046`
+
 Known Issues
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~