diff --git a/docs/middleware.txt b/docs/middleware.txt
index d920e88370..edaa5915e4 100644
--- a/docs/middleware.txt
+++ b/docs/middleware.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ name. For example, here's the default ``MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES`` created by
         "django.middleware.doc.XViewMiddleware",
     )
 
-Django applies middleware in the order it's defined in ``MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES``.
+Django applies middleware in the order it's defined in ``MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES``,
+except in the case of response middleware, which is applied in reverse order.
 
 A Django installation doesn't require any middleware -- e.g.,
 ``MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES`` can be empty, if you'd like -- but it's strongly