diff --git a/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst b/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
index accda3634..87d81edb0 100644
--- a/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
+++ b/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ that result but it's probably better to avoid it.
 For more information, consult the
 :ref:`pluggy documentation about hookwrappers <pluggy:hookwrappers>`.
 
+.. _plugin-hookorder:
 
 Hook function ordering / call example
 -------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/_pytest/hookspec.py b/src/_pytest/hookspec.py
index 962ec8b3a..210cf2255 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/hookspec.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/hookspec.py
@@ -528,6 +528,13 @@ def pytest_report_header(config, startdir):
     :param _pytest.config.Config config: pytest config object
     :param startdir: py.path object with the starting dir
 
+    .. note::
+
+        Lines returned by a plugin are displayed before those of plugins which
+        ran before it.
+        If you want to have your line(s) displayed first, use
+        :ref:`trylast=True <plugin-hookorder>`.
+
     .. note::
 
         This function should be implemented only in plugins or ``conftest.py``
@@ -542,11 +549,18 @@ def pytest_report_collectionfinish(config, startdir, items):
 
     return a string or list of strings to be displayed after collection has finished successfully.
 
-    This strings will be displayed after the standard "collected X items" message.
+    These strings will be displayed after the standard "collected X items" message.
 
     :param _pytest.config.Config config: pytest config object
     :param startdir: py.path object with the starting dir
     :param items: list of pytest items that are going to be executed; this list should not be modified.
+
+    .. note::
+
+        Lines returned by a plugin are displayed before those of plugins which
+        ran before it.
+        If you want to have your line(s) displayed first, use
+        :ref:`trylast=True <plugin-hookorder>`.
     """