diff --git a/index.src.html b/index.src.html
index 7a704560..9c813158 100644
--- a/index.src.html
+++ b/index.src.html
@@ -2233,13 +2233,22 @@
 
     The User Agent <em class="rfc2119">MAY</em> use this hint to set
     expectations about incoming {{VideoFrame}}s and to improve encoding quality.
+    If using this hint:
+      - The User Agent <em class="rfc2119">MUST</em> respect other explicitly
+        set encoding options when configuring the encoder, whether they are
+        codec-specific encoding options or not.
+      - The User Agent <em class="rfc2119">SHOULD</em> make a best-effort
+        attempt to use additional configuration options to improve encoding
+        quality, according to the goals defined by the corresponding
+        [=video content hint=].
+
+    NOTE: Some encoder options are implementation specific, and mappings between
+        {{VideoEncoderConfig/contentHint}} and those options cannot be
+        prescribed.
 
     The User Agent <em class="rfc2119">MUST NOT</em> refuse the configuration
     if it doesn't support this content hint.
     See {{VideoEncoder/isConfigSupported()}}.
-
-    NOTE: Any codec-specific encoding options take precedence over
-      {{contentHint}}.
   </dd>
 
 </dl>