diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/document/reject-document-on-behalf-of.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/document/reject-document-on-behalf-of.ts
index 5c921cc8e..4816b797f 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server-only/document/reject-document-on-behalf-of.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/document/reject-document-on-behalf-of.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+// This is closely related to `reject-document-with-token.ts` but is intentionally
+// kept as a separate method rather than merged into one. This file focuses on
+// rejection from an API/programmatic perspective (an authenticated API user acting
+// on behalf of a recipient), whereas `reject-document-with-token.ts` focuses on it
+// from a recipient perspective (the recipient rejecting via their token).
+//
+// Code changes in one should probably be mirrored to the other, particularly in
+// relation to the jobs triggered after a rejection.
 import { jobs } from '@documenso/lib/jobs/client';
 import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
 import { DocumentStatus, EnvelopeType, SigningStatus } from '@prisma/client';
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/document/reject-document-with-token.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/document/reject-document-with-token.ts
index f5cc18a2e..a8555b42b 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server-only/document/reject-document-with-token.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/document/reject-document-with-token.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+// This is closely related to `reject-document-on-behalf-of.ts` but is intentionally
+// kept as a separate method rather than merged into one. This file focuses on
+// rejection from a recipient perspective (the recipient rejecting via their token),
+// whereas `reject-document-on-behalf-of.ts` focuses on it from an API/programmatic
+// perspective (an authenticated API user acting on behalf of a recipient).
+//
+// Code changes in one should probably be mirrored to the other, particularly in
+// relation to the jobs triggered after a rejection.
 import { jobs } from '@documenso/lib/jobs/client';
 import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
 import { DocumentStatus, EnvelopeType, SigningStatus } from '@prisma/client';