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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
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--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -1296,6 +1296,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
# If using with the <tt>:through</tt> option, the association on the join model must be
# a #belongs_to, and the records which get deleted are the join records, rather than
# the associated records.
+ #
+ # If using <tt>dependent: :destroy</tt> on a scoped association, only the scoped objects are destroyed.
+ # For example, if a Post model defines
+ # <tt>has_many :comments, -> { where published: true }, dependent: :destroy</tt> and <tt>destroy</tt> is
+ # called on a post, only published comments are destroyed. This means that any unpublished comments in the
+ # database would still contain a foreign key pointing to the now deleted post.
# [:counter_cache]
# This option can be used to configure a custom named <tt>:counter_cache.</tt> You only need this option,
# when you customized the name of your <tt>:counter_cache</tt> on the #belongs_to association.