diff --git a/security/voters.rst b/security/voters.rst
index 0fbeab63339..86b62bc0995 100644
--- a/security/voters.rst
+++ b/security/voters.rst
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ strategies available:
     This grants access if there are more voters granting access than denying;
 
 ``unanimous``
-    This only grants access once *all* voters grant access.
+    This only grants access if there is no voter denying access. If all voters
+    abstained from voting, the decision is based on the ``allow_if_all_abstain``
+    config option (which defaults to ``false``).
 
 In the above scenario, both voters should grant access in order to grant access
 to the user to read the post. In this case, the default strategy is no longer