diff --git a/docs/guide/api-plugin.md b/docs/guide/api-plugin.md
index 4d8066ff4dddb3..7f77b7b0464506 100644
--- a/docs/guide/api-plugin.md
+++ b/docs/guide/api-plugin.md
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ A Vite plugin can additionally specify an `enforce` property (similar to webpack
 - User plugins with `enforce: 'post'`
 - Vite post build plugins (minify, manifest, reporting)
 
+Note that this is separate from hooks ordering, those are still separately subject to their `order` attribute [as usual for Rollup hooks](https://rollupjs.org/plugin-development/#build-hooks).
+
 ## Conditional Application
 
 By default plugins are invoked for both serve and build. In cases where a plugin needs to be conditionally applied only during serve or build, use the `apply` property to only invoke them during `'build'` or `'serve'`:
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugin.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugin.ts
index 63b7598908c984..bf6eb069067bdc 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugin.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ import type { PreviewServerHook } from './preview'
  */
 export interface Plugin<A = any> extends RollupPlugin<A> {
   /**
-   * Enforce plugin invocation tier similar to webpack loaders.
+   * Enforce plugin invocation tier similar to webpack loaders. Hooks ordering
+   * is still subject to the `order` property in the hook object.
    *
    * Plugin invocation order:
    * - alias resolution