diff --git a/admin/workspace-management/shutdown.md b/admin/workspace-management/shutdown.md
index dc99da54c..7d725ead9 100644
--- a/admin/workspace-management/shutdown.md
+++ b/admin/workspace-management/shutdown.md
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ automatically shuts down. This helps you optimize your resource allocation since
 automatically shutting down idle workspaces can save resource availability and
 reduce costs.
 
-> A workspace that's stopped must be rebuilt before it can be used again. All
-> data outside of **/home** is lost during rebuild. Please store any changes you
-> would like persisted across rebuilds with the
-> [Dotfiles](../../workspaces/personalization.md) feature.
+A workspace that's stopped must be rebuilt before it can be used again. All
+data outside of **/home** is lost during rebuild. Please store any changes you
+would like persisted across rebuilds with the
+[Dotfiles](../../workspaces/personalization.md) feature.
+
+> If Code Web (VS Code in a browser), the web terminal, or an SSH connection
+> are open, Coder considers the workspace to be active and will not
+> automatically shut down.
 
 ## Configuring workspace shutdown behavior