diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/query/iter.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/query/iter.rs
index 9cda2013cd979..34d1763aecc63 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/query/iter.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/query/iter.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ impl<'w, 's, Q: WorldQuery, F: ReadOnlyWorldQuery> Iterator for QueryIter<'w, 's
 // This is correct as [`QueryIter`] always returns `None` once exhausted.
 impl<'w, 's, Q: WorldQuery, F: ReadOnlyWorldQuery> FusedIterator for QueryIter<'w, 's, Q, F> {}
 
-/// An [`Iterator`] over [`Query`](crate::system::Query) results of a list of [`Entity`]s.
+/// An [`Iterator`] over the query items generated from an iterator of [`Entity`]s.
+///
+/// Items are returned in the order of the provided iterator.
+/// Entities that don't match the query are skipped.
 ///
 /// This struct is created by the [`Query::iter_many`](crate::system::Query::iter_many) and [`Query::iter_many_mut`](crate::system::Query::iter_many_mut) methods.
 pub struct QueryManyIter<'w, 's, Q: WorldQuery, F: ReadOnlyWorldQuery, I: Iterator>
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/query/state.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/query/state.rs
index 8be0d0c80b419..0f77b03a3b3f9 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/query/state.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/query/state.rs
@@ -605,11 +605,14 @@ impl<Q: WorldQuery, F: ReadOnlyWorldQuery> QueryState<Q, F> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns an [`Iterator`] over the query results of a list of [`Entity`]'s.
+    /// Returns an [`Iterator`] over the read-only query items generated from an [`Entity`] list.
     ///
-    /// This can only return immutable data (mutable data will be cast to an immutable form).
-    /// See [`Self::iter_many_mut`] for queries that contain at least one mutable component.
+    /// Items are returned in the order of the list of entities.
+    /// Entities that don't match the query are skipped.
     ///
+    /// # See also
+    ///
+    /// - [`iter_many_mut`](Self::iter_many_mut) to get mutable query items.
     #[inline]
     pub fn iter_many<'w, 's, EntityList: IntoIterator>(
         &'s mut self,
@@ -631,7 +634,10 @@ impl<Q: WorldQuery, F: ReadOnlyWorldQuery> QueryState<Q, F> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns an iterator over the query results of a list of [`Entity`]'s.
+    /// Returns an iterator over the query items generated from an [`Entity`] list.
+    ///
+    /// Items are returned in the order of the list of entities.
+    /// Entities that don't match the query are skipped.
     #[inline]
     pub fn iter_many_mut<'w, 's, EntityList: IntoIterator>(
         &'s mut self,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/query.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/query.rs
index 43542e0f114a7..fcd4039a7983d 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/query.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/query.rs
@@ -467,6 +467,9 @@ impl<'w, 's, Q: WorldQuery, F: ReadOnlyWorldQuery> Query<'w, 's, Q, F> {
 
     /// Returns an [`Iterator`] over the read-only query items generated from an [`Entity`] list.
     ///
+    /// Items are returned in the order of the list of entities.
+    /// Entities that don't match the query are skipped.
+    ///
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```
@@ -518,7 +521,10 @@ impl<'w, 's, Q: WorldQuery, F: ReadOnlyWorldQuery> Query<'w, 's, Q, F> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns an [`Iterator`] over the query items generated from an [`Entity`] list.
+    /// Returns an iterator over the query items generated from an [`Entity`] list.
+    ///
+    /// Items are returned in the order of the list of entities.
+    /// Entities that don't match the query are skipped.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///