diff --git a/derp/derp_client.go b/derp/derp_client.go
index dcee68cad..7a646fa51 100644
--- a/derp/derp_client.go
+++ b/derp/derp_client.go
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ func (ReceivedPacket) msg() {}
 // PeerGoneMessage is a ReceivedMessage that indicates that the client
 // identified by the underlying public key is not connected to this
 // server.
+//
+// It has only historically been sent by the server when the client
+// connection count decremented from 1 to 0 and not from e.g. 2 to 1.
+// See https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/issues/13566 for details.
 type PeerGoneMessage struct {
 	Peer   key.NodePublic
 	Reason PeerGoneReasonType
@@ -363,8 +367,13 @@ type PeerGoneMessage struct {
 
 func (PeerGoneMessage) msg() {}
 
-// PeerPresentMessage is a ReceivedMessage that indicates that the client
-// is connected to the server. (Only used by trusted mesh clients)
+// PeerPresentMessage is a ReceivedMessage that indicates that the client is
+// connected to the server. (Only used by trusted mesh clients)
+//
+// It will be sent to client watchers for every new connection from a client,
+// even if the client's already connected with that public key.
+// See https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/issues/13566 for PeerPresentMessage
+// and PeerGoneMessage not being 1:1.
 type PeerPresentMessage struct {
 	// Key is the public key of the client.
 	Key key.NodePublic
diff --git a/derp/derphttp/mesh_client.go b/derp/derphttp/mesh_client.go
index c7e48c733..66b8c166e 100644
--- a/derp/derphttp/mesh_client.go
+++ b/derp/derphttp/mesh_client.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ var testHookWatchLookConnectResult func(connectError error, wasSelfConnect bool)
 // returns.
 //
 // Otherwise, the add and remove funcs are called as clients come & go.
+// Note that add is called for every new connection and remove is only
+// called for the final disconnection. See https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/issues/13566.
+// This behavior will likely change. Callers should do their own accounting
+// and dup suppression as needed.
 //
 // infoLogf, if non-nil, is the logger to write periodic status updates about
 // how many peers are on the server. Error log output is set to the c's logger,