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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
index ad4956958f2..7b3465ca7a5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
@@ -533,7 +533,8 @@ CREATE [ UNIQUE ] INDEX [ CONCURRENTLY ] [ [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable class=
wait for existing transactions that have modified the table to terminate.
After the second scan, the index build must wait for any transactions
that have a snapshot (see <xref linkend="mvcc"/>) predating the second
- scan to terminate. Then finally the index can be marked ready for use,
+ scan to terminate, including transactions used by any phase of concurrent
+ index builds on other tables. Then finally the index can be marked ready for use,
and the <command>CREATE INDEX</command> command terminates.
Even then, however, the index may not be immediately usable for queries:
in the worst case, it cannot be used as long as transactions exist that