diff --git a/compose/compose-file/index.md b/compose/compose-file/index.md
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--- a/compose/compose-file/index.md
+++ b/compose/compose-file/index.md
@@ -569,6 +569,9 @@ behaviors:
 - `docker-compose up SERVICE` automatically includes `SERVICE`'s
   dependencies. In the following example, `docker-compose up web` also
   creates and starts `db` and `redis`.
+  
+- `docker-compose stop` stops services in dependency order. In the following
+  example, `web` is stopped before `db` and `redis`.
 
 Simple example: