diff --git a/contracts/staking/IApplication.sol b/contracts/staking/IApplication.sol
index c241c52a..0b36754a 100644
--- a/contracts/staking/IApplication.sol
+++ b/contracts/staking/IApplication.sol
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ interface IApplication {
     ///         pending decrease and respond to the staking contract with
     ///         `approveAuthorizationDecrease` at its discretion. It may
     ///         happen right away but it also may happen several months later.
+    ///         If there is already a pending authorization decrease request
+    ///         for the application, and the application does not agree for
+    ///         overwriting it, the function should revert.
     function authorizationDecreaseRequested(
         address stakingProvider,
         uint96 fromAmount,
diff --git a/contracts/staking/IStaking.sol b/contracts/staking/IStaking.sol
index d9094192..9ff6adbd 100644
--- a/contracts/staking/IStaking.sol
+++ b/contracts/staking/IStaking.sol
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ interface IStaking {
     ///         it happens depends on the application. Can only be called by the
     ///         given staking provider’s authorizer. Overwrites pending
     ///         authorization decrease for the given staking provider and
-    ///         application.
+    ///         application if the application agrees for that. If the
+    ///         application does not agree for overwriting, the function
+    ///         reverts.
     /// @dev Calls `authorizationDecreaseRequested(address stakingProvider, uint256 amount)`
     ///      on the given application. See `IApplication`.
     function requestAuthorizationDecrease(
diff --git a/contracts/staking/TokenStaking.sol b/contracts/staking/TokenStaking.sol
index 91948676..17d1164d 100644
--- a/contracts/staking/TokenStaking.sol
+++ b/contracts/staking/TokenStaking.sol
@@ -1281,7 +1281,9 @@ contract TokenStaking is Initializable, IStaking, Checkpoints {
     ///         it happens depends on the application. Can only be called by the
     ///         given staking provider’s authorizer. Overwrites pending
     ///         authorization decrease for the given staking provider and
-    ///         application.
+    ///         application if the application agrees for that. If the
+    ///         application does not agree for overwriting, the function
+    ///         reverts.
     /// @dev Calls `authorizationDecreaseRequested` callback on the given
     ///      application. See `IApplication`.
     function requestAuthorizationDecrease(