diff --git a/doc/manual/src/language/advanced-attributes.md b/doc/manual/src/language/advanced-attributes.md
index 2961f9dcc..5292a2ffc 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/language/advanced-attributes.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/language/advanced-attributes.md
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ Derivations can declare some infrequently used optional attributes.
     [`outputHashAlgo`](#adv-attr-outputHashAlgo)
     like for *fixed-output derivations* (see above).
 
+    It also implicitly requires that the machine to build the derivation must have the `ca-derivations` [system feature](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-system-features).
+
   - [`passAsFile`]{#adv-attr-passAsFile}\
     A list of names of attributes that should be passed via files rather
     than environment variables. For example, if you have
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.hh b/src/libstore/globals.hh
index 9f852dc7b..c08a1a943 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.hh
@@ -693,25 +693,27 @@ public:
 
           This complements the [`system`](#conf-system) and [`extra-platforms`](#conf-extra-platforms) configuration options and the corresponding [`system`](@docroot@/language/derivations.md#attr-system) attribute on derivations.
 
-          Derivations can require system features in the derivation attribute [`requiredSystemFeatures`](@docroot@/language/advanced-attributes.md#adv-attr-requiredSystemFeatures).
+          A derivation can require system features in the [`requiredSystemFeatures` attribute](@docroot@/language/advanced-attributes.md#adv-attr-requiredSystemFeatures), and the machine to build the derivation must have them.
 
-          System features are generally user-defined, but the following have special treatment:
+          System features are user-defined, but Nix sets the following defaults:
 
           - `kvm`
 
-            Set by default if `/dev/kvm` is accessible.
+            Included by default if `/dev/kvm` is accessible.
 
           - `nixos-test`, `benchmark`, `big-parallel`
 
-            These historical pseudo-features are always enabled for backwards compatibility, used in Nixpkgs to route Hydra builds to specific machines.
+            These historical pseudo-features are always enabled for backwards compatibility, as they are used in Nixpkgs to route Hydra builds to specific machines.
 
           - `ca-derivations`
 
-            Set by default if the [`ca-derivations` experimental feature](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-ca-derivations) is enabled.
+            Included by default if the [`ca-derivations` experimental feature](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-ca-derivations) is enabled.
+
+            This system feature is implicitly required by derivations with the [`__contentAddressed` attribute](@docroot@/language/advanced-attributes.md#adv-attr-__contentAddressed).
 
           - `recursive-nix`
 
-            Set by default if the [`recursive-nix` experimental feature](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-recursive-nix) is enabled.
+            Included by default if the [`recursive-nix` experimental feature](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-recursive-nix) is enabled.
 
           - `uid-range`
 
@@ -720,7 +722,7 @@ public:
 
             [nspawn]: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/67bcb99700a0da1395fa063d7c6586740b304598/tests/systemd-nspawn.nix.
 
-            Set by default on Linux if the [`auto-allocate-uids`](#conf-auto-allocate-uids) setting is enabled.
+            Included by default on Linux if the [`auto-allocate-uids`](#conf-auto-allocate-uids) setting is enabled.
         )", {}, false};
 
     Setting<Strings> substituters{