diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/README.md b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/README.md
index d24d240503b7c..2b32f279b0ec3 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/README.md
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/README.md
@@ -1694,7 +1694,10 @@ values must be non-negative integers, where a higher number means the Aspect wil
 
 By default, newly created nodes always inherit aspects. Priorities are mainly for ordering between mutating aspects on the construct tree.
 
-CDK provides standard priority values for mutating and readonly aspects to help ensure consistency across different construct libraries:
+CDK provides standard priority values for mutating and readonly aspects to help ensure consistency across different construct libraries.
+Note that Aspects that have same priority value are not guaranteed to be executed
+in a consistent order.
+
 
 ```ts
 /**
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/aspect.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/aspect.ts
index e8353264085ef..7e5289872f06a 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/aspect.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/aspect.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ export interface AspectOptions {
    * The priority value to apply on an Aspect.
    * Priority must be a non-negative integer.
    *
-   * @default - AspectPriority.DEFAULT
+   * Aspects that have same priority value are not guaranteed to be
+   * executed in a consistent order.
+   *
+   * @default AspectPriority.DEFAULT
    */
   readonly priority?: number;
 }