diff --git a/doc/changes/dev/13543.doc.rst b/doc/changes/dev/13543.doc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7543c7a02d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/dev/13543.doc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clarify that ``get_data()`` includes bad channels by default.
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diff --git a/mne/utils/docs.py b/mne/utils/docs.py
index 898fb9c34e1..26919dbc968 100644
--- a/mne/utils/docs.py
+++ b/mne/utils/docs.py
@@ -3454,7 +3454,9 @@ def _reflow_param_docstring(docstring, has_first_line=True, width=75):
     {_picks_desc} {_picks_int} {_picks_str}"""
 picks_base_notypes = f"""picks : list of int | list of str | slice | None
     {_picks_desc} {_picks_int} {_picks_str_notypes}"""
-docdict["picks_all"] = _reflow_param_docstring(f"{picks_base} all channels. {reminder}")
+docdict["picks_all"] = _reflow_param_docstring(
+    f"{picks_base} all channels. Bad channels are included by default. {reminder}"
+)
 docdict["picks_all_data"] = _reflow_param_docstring(
     f"{picks_base} all data channels. {reminder}"
 )