diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_render.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_render.h
index 891e994524..2998ddbb94 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_render.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_render.h
@@ -2247,15 +2247,17 @@ extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_RenderGeometryRaw(SDL_Renderer *renderer,
 /**
  * Read pixels from the current rendering target.
  *
- * The returned surface should be freed with SDL_DestroySurface()
+ * The returned surface contains pixels inside the desired area clipped to the current viewport, and should be freed with SDL_DestroySurface().
+ *
+ * Note that this returns the actual pixels on the screen, so if you are using logical presentation you should use SDL_GetRenderLogicalPresentationRect() to get the area containing your content.
  *
  * **WARNING**: This is a very slow operation, and should not be used
  * frequently. If you're using this on the main rendering target, it should be
  * called after rendering and before SDL_RenderPresent().
  *
  * \param renderer the rendering context.
- * \param rect an SDL_Rect structure representing the area in pixels relative
- *             to the to current viewport, or NULL for the entire viewport.
+ * \param rect an SDL_Rect structure representing the area to read, which will be clipped to the current viewport,
+ *              or NULL for the entire viewport.
  * \returns a new SDL_Surface on success or NULL on failure; call
  *          SDL_GetError() for more information.
  *