diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in
index 08e4255..05ae34f 100644
--- a/mdadm.8.in
+++ b/mdadm.8.in
@@ -2158,8 +2158,12 @@ space to start being used.  If the size is increased in this way, a
 are synchronised.
 
 Note that when an array changes size, any filesystem that may be
-stored in the array will not automatically grow to use the space.  The
-filesystem will need to be explicitly told to use the extra space.
+stored in the array will not automatically grow for shrink to use or
+vacate the space.  The 
+filesystem will need to be explicitly told to use the extra space
+after growing, or to reduce its size
+.B prior
+to shrinking the array.
 
 Also the size of an array cannot be changed while it has an active
 bitmap.  If an array has a bitmap, it must be removed before the size
@@ -2189,7 +2193,8 @@ increase or decrease the number of devices in a RAID5 or RAID6.
 
 When decreasing the number of devices, the size of the array will also
 decrease.  If there was data in the array, it could get destroyed and
-this is not reversible.  To help prevent accidents,
+this is not reversible, so you should firstly shrink the filesystem on
+the array to fit within the new size.  To help prevent accidents,
 .I mdadm
 requires that the size of the array be decreased first with
 .BR "mdadm --grow --array-size" .