diff --git a/crates/bevy_app/src/main_schedule.rs b/crates/bevy_app/src/main_schedule.rs
index 24872e9950f76..a7b8847cfca2a 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_app/src/main_schedule.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_app/src/main_schedule.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ use bevy_ecs::{
 /// * [`Update`]
 /// * [`PostUpdate`]
 /// * [`Last`]
+///
+/// # Rendering
+///
+/// Note rendering is not executed in the main schedule by default.
+/// Instead, rendering is performed in a separate [`SubApp`](crate::app::SubApp)
+/// which exchanges data with the main app in between the main schedule runs.
+///
+/// See [`RenderPlugin`] and [`PipelinedRenderingPlugin`] for more details.
+///
+/// [`RenderPlugin`]: https://docs.rs/bevy/latest/bevy/render/struct.RenderPlugin.html
+/// [`PipelinedRenderingPlugin`]: https://docs.rs/bevy/latest/bevy/render/pipelined_rendering/struct.PipelinedRenderingPlugin.html
 #[derive(ScheduleLabel, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct Main;
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs
index a8243422d607d..8ef18a443c06e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 /// Contains the default Bevy rendering backend based on wgpu.
+///
+/// Rendering is done in a [`SubApp`], which exchanges data with the main app
+/// between main schedule iterations.
+///
+/// Rendering can be executed between iterations of the main schedule,
+/// or it can be executed in parallel with main schedule when
+/// [`PipelinedRenderingPlugin`](pipelined_rendering::PipelinedRenderingPlugin) is enabled.
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct RenderPlugin {
     pub render_creation: RenderCreation,