diff --git a/R/FilterBoruta.R b/R/FilterBoruta.R
index 4efb636e..536a7475 100644
--- a/R/FilterBoruta.R
+++ b/R/FilterBoruta.R
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #' @description
 #' Filter using the Boruta algorithm for feature selection.
 #' If `keep = "tentative"`, confirmed and tentative features are returned.
+#' Note that there is no ordering in the selected features.
+#' Selected features get a score of 1, deselected features get a score of 0.
+#' The order of selected features is random.
+#' In combination with \CRANpkg{mlr3pipelines}, only the filter criterion `cutoff` makes sense.
 #'
 #' @references
 #' `r format_bib("kursa_2010")`
diff --git a/man/mlr_filters_boruta.Rd b/man/mlr_filters_boruta.Rd
index 14126732..4c7da13c 100644
--- a/man/mlr_filters_boruta.Rd
+++ b/man/mlr_filters_boruta.Rd
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 \description{
 Filter using the Boruta algorithm for feature selection.
 If \code{keep = "tentative"}, confirmed and tentative features are returned.
+Note that there is no ordering in the selected features.
+Selected features get a score of 1, deselected features get a score of 0.
+The order of selected features is random.
+In combination with \CRANpkg{mlr3pipelines}, only the filter criterion \code{cutoff} makes sense.
 }
 \examples{
 \donttest{