diff --git a/website/content/docs/job-specification/task.mdx b/website/content/docs/job-specification/task.mdx
index 97cd80e9b..d256c67c2 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/job-specification/task.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/job-specification/task.mdx
@@ -65,8 +65,13 @@ job "docs" {
   drivers).
 
 - `leader` `(bool: false)` - Specifies whether the task is the leader task of
-  the task group. If set to true, when the leader task completes, all other
-  tasks within the task group will be gracefully shutdown.
+  the task group. If set to `true`, when the leader task completes, all other
+  tasks within the task group will be gracefully shutdown. The shutdown
+  process starts by applying the `shutdown_delay` if configured. It then stops the
+  the leader task first, followed by non-sidecar and non-poststop tasks,
+  and finally sidecar tasks. Once this process completes, post-stop tasks
+  are triggered. See the [lifecycle][] documentation for a complete description
+  of task lifecycle management.
 
 - `lifecycle` <code>([Lifecycle][]: nil)</code> - Specifies when a task is run
   within the lifecycle of a task group. Added in Nomad v0.11.