diff --git a/index.bs b/index.bs
index 0e61497b8..82cbea2e9 100644
--- a/index.bs
+++ b/index.bs
@@ -4758,6 +4758,14 @@ the requested [=public key credential|credential=] is [=scoped=] to exactly matc
     possibly combined in a single [=authorization gesture=],
     then the authenticator will set both the [=UP=] [=flag=] and the [=authData/flags/UV=] [=flag=].
 
+- The [=BE=] [=flag=] SHALL be set if and only if the credential is a [=multi-device credential=]. 
+    This value MUST NOT change after a [=registration ceremony=] as defined in [[#sctn-credential-backup]].
+
+- The [=BS=] [=flag=] SHALL be set if and only if the credential is a [=multi-device credential=] and is currently [=backed up=].
+
+    If the backup status of a credential is uncertain or the authenticator suspects a problem with the backed up credential,
+        the [=BS=] [=flag=] SHOULD NOT be set.
+
 - For [=attestation signatures=], the authenticator MUST set the [=AT=] [=flag=] and include the <code>[=attestedCredentialData=]</code>.
     For [=assertion signatures=], the [=AT=] [=flag=] MUST NOT be set and the <code>[=attestedCredentialData=]</code> MUST NOT be included.