diff --git a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/returnToPrevious.ts b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/returnToPrevious.ts
index 7b699cad7b4..7810eb46c0a 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/returnToPrevious.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/returnToPrevious.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ export const setReturnToPreviousHook = (hook: ReturnToPreviousHook) => {
   rtpHook = hook;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Guidelines:
+ * - Only use the ‘Return to previous’ functionality when the user is sent to another context, such as from Alerting to a dashboard.
+ * - Specify a button title that identifies the page to return to in the most understandable way. Do not use text such as ‘Back to the previous page’. Be specific.
+ */
 export const useReturnToPrevious: ReturnToPreviousHook = () => {
   if (!rtpHook) {
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {