diff --git a/docs/usage/general/config.rst.inc b/docs/usage/general/config.rst.inc
index 178b3c3bc..7c6028467 100644
--- a/docs/usage/general/config.rst.inc
+++ b/docs/usage/general/config.rst.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+Configuration Precedence
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ From lowest to highest:
+
+    1. Defaults defined in the source code.
+    2. Default config file (``$BORG_CONFIG_DIR/default.yaml``).
+    3. ``--config`` file(s) (in the order given).
+    4. Full config environment variable: (``BORG_CONFIG``).
+    5. Environment variables (e.g. ``BORG_LOG_LEVEL``).
+    6. Command-line arguments in order left to right (might include config files).
+
 Configuration files
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -44,12 +56,6 @@ File format
     under a subcommand name (e.g. ``create:``) are only applied when that
     subcommand is invoked.
 
-Precedence (lowest to highest)
-    1. Default config file (``$BORG_CONFIG_DIR/default.yaml``)
-    2. ``--config`` file(s) (in the order given)
-    3. Environment variables (e.g. ``BORG_REPO``)
-    4. Command-line arguments
-
 .. note::
     ``--print_config`` shows the merged effective configuration and is a
     convenient way to check what values Borg will actually use, and to