diff --git a/src/daemon/command_line_args.h b/src/daemon/command_line_args.h
index 647a7c7b4..a890e92ae 100644
--- a/src/daemon/command_line_args.h
+++ b/src/daemon/command_line_args.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace daemon_args
 
   const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_restricted_zmq_rpc = {
     "restricted-zmq-rpc"
-  , "Restrict ZMQ RPC to view-only / non-sensitive methods"
+  , "Restrict ZMQ RPC by disabling some sensitive methods; does not guarantee filtering of sensitive data"
   , false
   };
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp b/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
index 276682974..10b20282e 100644
--- a/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
@@ -558,17 +558,17 @@ namespace rpc
 
     res.info.tx_count = chain.get_total_transactions() - res.info.height; //without coinbase
 
-    res.info.tx_pool_size = m_core.get_pool_transactions_count();
+    res.info.tx_pool_size = m_core.get_pool_transactions_count(!m_restricted);
 
-    res.info.alt_blocks_count = chain.get_alternative_blocks_count();
+    res.info.alt_blocks_count = m_restricted ? 0 : chain.get_alternative_blocks_count();
 
-    uint64_t total_conn = m_p2p.get_public_connections_count();
-    res.info.outgoing_connections_count = m_p2p.get_public_outgoing_connections_count();
-    res.info.incoming_connections_count = total_conn - res.info.outgoing_connections_count;
+    uint64_t total_conn = m_restricted ? 0 : m_p2p.get_public_connections_count();
+    res.info.outgoing_connections_count = m_restricted ? 0 : m_p2p.get_public_outgoing_connections_count();
+    res.info.incoming_connections_count = m_restricted ? 0 : total_conn - res.info.outgoing_connections_count;
 
-    res.info.white_peerlist_size = m_p2p.get_public_white_peers_count();
+    res.info.white_peerlist_size = m_restricted ? 0 : m_p2p.get_public_white_peers_count();
 
-    res.info.grey_peerlist_size = m_p2p.get_public_gray_peers_count();
+    res.info.grey_peerlist_size = m_restricted ? 0 : m_p2p.get_public_gray_peers_count();
 
     res.info.mainnet = m_core.get_nettype() == MAINNET;
     res.info.testnet = m_core.get_nettype() == TESTNET;
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ namespace rpc
     res.info.block_size_limit = res.info.block_weight_limit = m_core.get_blockchain_storage().get_current_cumulative_block_weight_limit();
     res.info.block_size_median = res.info.block_weight_median = m_core.get_blockchain_storage().get_current_cumulative_block_weight_median();
     res.info.adjusted_time = m_core.get_blockchain_storage().get_adjusted_time(res.info.height);
-    res.info.start_time = (uint64_t)m_core.get_start_time();
-    res.info.version = MONERO_VERSION;
+    res.info.start_time = m_restricted ? 0 : (uint64_t)m_core.get_start_time();
+    res.info.version = m_restricted ? "" : MONERO_VERSION;
 
     res.status = Message::STATUS_OK;
     res.error_details = "";