diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Import.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Import.java
index c1275801fc0..60ff80dcae2 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Import.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Import.java
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanRegistrar;
  * {@link Configuration @Configuration} classes.
  *
  * <p>Provides functionality equivalent to the {@code <import/>} element in Spring XML.
- * Allows for importing {@code @Configuration} classes, {@link ImportSelector} and
- * {@link ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar} implementations, as well as regular component
- * classes (as of 4.2; analogous to {@link AnnotationConfigApplicationContext#register}).
+ *
+ * <p>Allows for importing {@code @Configuration} classes, {@link ImportSelector},
+ * {@link ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar}, and {@link BeanRegistrar} implementations,
+ * as well as regular component classes (analogous to
+ * {@link AnnotationConfigApplicationContext#register}).
  *
  * <p>{@code @Bean} definitions declared in imported {@code @Configuration} classes should be
  * accessed by using {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired @Autowired}
@@ -39,7 +41,11 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanRegistrar;
  * declaring the bean can be autowired. The latter approach allows for explicit, IDE-friendly
  * navigation between {@code @Configuration} class methods.
  *
- * <p>May be declared at the class level or as a meta-annotation.
+ * <p>May be declared directly at the class level or as a meta-annotation.
+ * {@code @Import} annotations declared directly at the class level are processed
+ * after {@code @Import} annotations declared as meta-annotations, which allows
+ * directly declared imports to override beans registered via {@code @Import}
+ * meta-annotations.
  *
  * <p>If XML or other non-{@code @Configuration} bean definition resources need to be
  * imported, use the {@link ImportResource @ImportResource} annotation instead.
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ public @interface Import {
 
 	/**
 	 * {@link Configuration @Configuration}, {@link ImportSelector},
-	 * {@link ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar}, {@link BeanRegistrar} or regular
+	 * {@link ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar}, {@link BeanRegistrar}, or regular
 	 * component classes to import.
 	 */
 	Class<?>[] value();