diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
index a0f7e39da1..f331505333 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
@@ -7725,7 +7725,7 @@
         },
         "preStop": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.api.core.v1.Handler",
-          "description": "PreStop is called immediately before a container is terminated. The container is terminated after the handler completes. The reason for termination is passed to the handler. Regardless of the outcome of the handler, the container is eventually terminated. Other management of the container blocks until the hook completes. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks/#container-hooks"
+          "description": "PreStop is called immediately before a container is terminated due to an API request or management event such as liveness probe failure, preemption, resource contention, etc. The handler is not called if the container crashes or exits. The reason for termination is passed to the handler. The Pod's termination grace period countdown begins before the PreStop hooked is executed. Regardless of the outcome of the handler, the container will eventually terminate within the Pod's termination grace period. Other management of the container blocks until the hook completes or until the termination grace period is reached. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks/#container-hooks"
         }
       },
       "type": "object"
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/types.go b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
index 22a8847d2a..685c10b5ce 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
@@ -2035,8 +2035,15 @@ type Lifecycle struct {
 	// is terminated and restarted.
 	// +optional
 	PostStart *Handler
-	// PreStop is called immediately before a container is terminated.  The reason for termination is
-	// passed to the handler.  Regardless of the outcome of the handler, the container is eventually terminated.
+	// PreStop is called immediately before a container is terminated due to an
+	// API request or management event such as liveness probe failure,
+	// preemption, resource contention, etc. The handler is not called if the
+	// container crashes or exits. The reason for termination is passed to the
+	// handler. The Pod's termination grace period countdown begins before the
+	// PreStop hooked is executed. Regardless of the outcome of the handler, the
+	// container will eventually terminate within the Pod's termination grace
+	// period. Other management of the container blocks until the hook completes
+	// or until the termination grace period is reached.
 	// +optional
 	PreStop *Handler
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto
index f7fa8e4a87..4511e8fa30 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto
@@ -1636,11 +1636,15 @@ message Lifecycle {
   // +optional
   optional Handler postStart = 1;
 
-  // PreStop is called immediately before a container is terminated.
-  // The container is terminated after the handler completes.
-  // The reason for termination is passed to the handler.
-  // Regardless of the outcome of the handler, the container is eventually terminated.
-  // Other management of the container blocks until the hook completes.
+  // PreStop is called immediately before a container is terminated due to an
+  // API request or management event such as liveness probe failure,
+  // preemption, resource contention, etc. The handler is not called if the
+  // container crashes or exits. The reason for termination is passed to the
+  // handler. The Pod's termination grace period countdown begins before the
+  // PreStop hooked is executed. Regardless of the outcome of the handler, the
+  // container will eventually terminate within the Pod's termination grace
+  // period. Other management of the container blocks until the hook completes
+  // or until the termination grace period is reached.
   // More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks/#container-hooks
   // +optional
   optional Handler preStop = 2;
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
index d9b89624ce..8d67bc93e9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
@@ -2228,11 +2228,15 @@ type Lifecycle struct {
 	// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks/#container-hooks
 	// +optional
 	PostStart *Handler `json:"postStart,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=postStart"`
-	// PreStop is called immediately before a container is terminated.
-	// The container is terminated after the handler completes.
-	// The reason for termination is passed to the handler.
-	// Regardless of the outcome of the handler, the container is eventually terminated.
-	// Other management of the container blocks until the hook completes.
+	// PreStop is called immediately before a container is terminated due to an
+	// API request or management event such as liveness probe failure,
+	// preemption, resource contention, etc. The handler is not called if the
+	// container crashes or exits. The reason for termination is passed to the
+	// handler. The Pod's termination grace period countdown begins before the
+	// PreStop hooked is executed. Regardless of the outcome of the handler, the
+	// container will eventually terminate within the Pod's termination grace
+	// period. Other management of the container blocks until the hook completes
+	// or until the termination grace period is reached.
 	// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks/#container-hooks
 	// +optional
 	PreStop *Handler `json:"preStop,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=preStop"`
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
index af9b825f05..382c312f01 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ func (KeyToPath) SwaggerDoc() map[string]string {
 var map_Lifecycle = map[string]string{
 	"":          "Lifecycle describes actions that the management system should take in response to container lifecycle events. For the PostStart and PreStop lifecycle handlers, management of the container blocks until the action is complete, unless the container process fails, in which case the handler is aborted.",
 	"postStart": "PostStart is called immediately after a container is created. If the handler fails, the container is terminated and restarted according to its restart policy. Other management of the container blocks until the hook completes. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks/#container-hooks",
-	"preStop":   "PreStop is called immediately before a container is terminated. The container is terminated after the handler completes. The reason for termination is passed to the handler. Regardless of the outcome of the handler, the container is eventually terminated. Other management of the container blocks until the hook completes. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks/#container-hooks",
+	"preStop":   "PreStop is called immediately before a container is terminated due to an API request or management event such as liveness probe failure, preemption, resource contention, etc. The handler is not called if the container crashes or exits. The reason for termination is passed to the handler. The Pod's termination grace period countdown begins before the PreStop hooked is executed. Regardless of the outcome of the handler, the container will eventually terminate within the Pod's termination grace period. Other management of the container blocks until the hook completes or until the termination grace period is reached. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks/#container-hooks",
 }
 
 func (Lifecycle) SwaggerDoc() map[string]string {