diff --git a/crates/uv-workspace/src/pyproject.rs b/crates/uv-workspace/src/pyproject.rs
index 368a9b9cb312..4553468cb21c 100644
--- a/crates/uv-workspace/src/pyproject.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-workspace/src/pyproject.rs
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ pub struct ToolUv {
     /// constituent packages, overrides are _absolute_, in that they completely replace the
     /// requirements of any constituent packages.
     ///
+    /// Including a package as an override will _not_ trigger installation of the package on its
+    /// own; instead, the package must be requested elsewhere in the project's first-party or
+    /// transitive dependencies.
+    ///
     /// !!! note
     ///     In `uv lock`, `uv sync`, and `uv run`, uv will only read `override-dependencies` from
     ///     the `pyproject.toml` at the workspace root, and will ignore any declarations in other
diff --git a/docs/reference/settings.md b/docs/reference/settings.md
index f71c47405b7c..97718c304788 100644
--- a/docs/reference/settings.md
+++ b/docs/reference/settings.md
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ While constraints are _additive_, in that they're combined with the requirements
 constituent packages, overrides are _absolute_, in that they completely replace the
 requirements of any constituent packages.
 
+Including a package as an override will _not_ trigger installation of the package on its
+own; instead, the package must be requested elsewhere in the project's first-party or
+transitive dependencies.
+
 !!! note
     In `uv lock`, `uv sync`, and `uv run`, uv will only read `override-dependencies` from
     the `pyproject.toml` at the workspace root, and will ignore any declarations in other