diff --git a/docs/guides/core-concepts/interacting-with-elements.mdx b/docs/guides/core-concepts/interacting-with-elements.mdx
index 26adf39962..0ebf4948cb 100644
--- a/docs/guides/core-concepts/interacting-with-elements.mdx
+++ b/docs/guides/core-concepts/interacting-with-elements.mdx
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ will perform the action.
 
 ### Disability
 
-Cypress checks whether an element's `disabled` property is `true`.
+Cypress checks whether the `disabled` property is `true` on a
+[form control](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/disabled) element, such as `button` or `input`. Setting a `disabled` attribute on other elements will
+have no effect on a user's ability to interact with them,
+and won't impact Cypress actionability checks.
 
 ### Detached