diff --git a/website/content/docs/connect/config-entries/service-defaults.mdx b/website/content/docs/connect/config-entries/service-defaults.mdx
index 0a5ab32518..3d136db56f 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/connect/config-entries/service-defaults.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/connect/config-entries/service-defaults.mdx
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ service, such as its protocol.
 
 ### Default protocol
 
+-> **NOTE**: The default protocol can also be configured globally for all proxies
+using the [proxy defaults](/docs/connect/config-entries/proxy-defaults#default-protocol)
+config entry. However, if the protocol value is specified in a service defaults
+config entry for a given service, that value will take precedence over the
+globally configured value from proxy defaults.
+
 <Tabs>
 <Tab heading="HCL">