diff --git a/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs b/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
index 955f55ed3c35d7..150b4caffec13a 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
@@ -633,11 +633,13 @@ impl App {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Initialize a resource with default values by adding it to the [`World`]
+    /// Initialize a resource with standard starting values by adding it to the [`World`]
     ///
     /// If the resource already exists, nothing happens.
     ///
-    /// The resource must implement either the `Default` or [`FromWorld`] trait.
+    /// The resource must implement the [`FromWorld`] trait.
+    /// If the `Default` trait is implemented, the `FromWorld` trait will use
+    /// the `Default::default` method to initialize the resource.
     ///
     /// ## Example
     /// ```
@@ -663,11 +665,11 @@ impl App {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Initialize a non-send resource with default values by adding it to the [`World`]
+    /// Initialize a non-send resource with standard starting values by adding it to the [`World`]
     ///
-    /// If the resource already exists, nothing happens.
-    ///
-    /// The resource must implement either the `Default` or [`FromWorld`] trait.
+    /// The resource must implement the [`FromWorld`] trait.
+    /// If the `Default` trait is implemented, the `FromWorld` trait will use
+    /// the `Default::default` method to initialize the resource.
     pub fn init_non_send_resource<R: 'static + FromWorld>(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
         self.world.init_non_send_resource::<R>();
         self
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/commands/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/commands/mod.rs
index 67b8cc6aa44652..b115d9b32047ae 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/commands/mod.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ impl<'w, 's> Commands<'w, 's> {
         self.queue.push(InsertOrSpawnBatch { bundles_iter });
     }
 
-    /// Inserts a resource with default values to the [`World`].
+    /// Inserts a resource with standard starting values to the [`World`].
     ///
     /// If the resource already exists, nothing happens.
     ///
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
index c364552a2bd484..94421412fd44aa 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
@@ -591,12 +591,13 @@ impl World {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Inserts a new resource with default values.
+    /// Inserts a new resource with standard starting values.
     ///
     /// If the resource already exists, nothing happens.
     ///
-    /// Uses the [`FromWorld`] trait to determine values,
-    /// which has a blanket impl for all `R: Default`.
+    /// The value given by the [`FromWorld::from_world`] method will be used.
+    /// Note that any resource with the `Default` trait automatically implements `FromWorld`,
+    /// and those default values will be here instead.
     #[inline]
     pub fn init_resource<R: Resource + FromWorld>(&mut self) {
         // PERF: We could avoid double hashing here, since the `from_resources` call is guaranteed
@@ -620,12 +621,13 @@ impl World {
         unsafe { self.insert_resource_with_id(component_id, value) };
     }
 
-    /// Inserts a new non-send resource with default values.
+    /// Inserts a new non-send resource with standard starting values.
     ///
     /// If the resource already exists, nothing happens.
     ///
-    /// Uses the [`FromWorld`] trait to determine values,
-    /// which has a blanket impl for all `R: Default`.
+    /// The value given by the [`FromWorld::from_world`] method will be used.
+    /// Note that any resource with the `Default` trait automatically implements `FromWorld`,
+    /// and those default values will be here instead.
     #[inline]
     pub fn init_non_send_resource<R: 'static + FromWorld>(&mut self) {
         // PERF: We could avoid double hashing here, since the `from_resources` call is guaranteed