diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
index d256b7ec8f84..d9dca6905b33 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
@@ -814,6 +814,11 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_state {
  *	V4L2_SUBDEV_CAP_STREAMS sub-device capability flag can ignore the mask
  *	argument.
  *
+ *	Due to device constraints, starting the requested streams may result in
+ *	additional streams also being started by the driver. Streams that are
+ *	started and stopped together due to the nature of the hardware are
+ *	called a stream group.
+ *
  * @disable_streams: Disable the streams defined in streams_mask on the given
  *	source pad. Subdevs that implement this operation must use the active
  *	state management provided by the subdev core (enabled through a call to
@@ -823,6 +828,9 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_state {
  *	Drivers that support only a single stream without setting the
  *	V4L2_SUBDEV_CAP_STREAMS sub-device capability flag can ignore the mask
  *	argument.
+ *
+ *	When the requested stream are part of a stream group, they will be
+ *	stopped once all streams in the group are stopped.
  */
 struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops {
 	int (*enum_mbus_code)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,