diff --git a/src/async_impl/response.rs b/src/async_impl/response.rs
index cb2f4ec15..f88e32179 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/response.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/response.rs
@@ -79,13 +79,18 @@ impl Response {
         self.res.headers_mut()
     }
 
-    /// Get the content-length of this response, if known.
+    /// Get the content length of the response, if it is known.
+    ///
+    /// This value does not directly represents the value of the `Content-Length`
+    /// header, but rather the size of the response's body. To read the header's
+    /// value, please use the [`Response::headers`] method instead.
     ///
     /// Reasons it may not be known:
     ///
-    /// - The server didn't send a `content-length` header.
-    /// - The response is compressed and automatically decoded (thus changing
-    ///   the actual decoded length).
+    /// - The response does not include a body (e.g. it responds to a `HEAD`
+    ///   request).
+    /// - The response is gzipped and automatically decoded (thus changing the
+    ///   actual decoded length).
     pub fn content_length(&self) -> Option<u64> {
         use hyper::body::Body;
 
diff --git a/src/blocking/response.rs b/src/blocking/response.rs
index 3c2e1d879..d626fd437 100644
--- a/src/blocking/response.rs
+++ b/src/blocking/response.rs
@@ -188,13 +188,19 @@ impl Response {
         self.inner.extensions_mut()
     }
 
-    /// Get the content-length of the response, if it is known.
+    /// Get the content length of the response, if it is known.
+    ///
+    ///
+    /// This value does not directly represents the value of the `Content-Length`
+    /// header, but rather the size of the response's body. To read the header's
+    /// value, please use the [`Response::headers`] method instead.
     ///
     /// Reasons it may not be known:
     ///
-    /// - The server didn't send a `content-length` header.
-    /// - The response is gzipped and automatically decoded (thus changing
-    ///   the actual decoded length).
+    /// - The response does not include a body (e.g. it responds to a `HEAD`
+    ///   request).
+    /// - The response is gzipped and automatically decoded (thus changing the
+    ///   actual decoded length).
     pub fn content_length(&self) -> Option<u64> {
         self.inner.content_length()
     }