diff --git a/xep-0004.xml b/xep-0004.xml
index af3beebd..f503d324 100644
--- a/xep-0004.xml
+++ b/xep-0004.xml
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@
       <li>One and only &lt;reported/&gt; element, which can be understood as a "table header" describing the data to follow.</li>
       <li>Zero or more &lt;item/&gt; elements, which can be understood as "table cells" containing data (if any) that matches the request.</li>
     </ol>
+	<p>The &lt;reported/&gt; element MUST appear before any
+	&lt;item/&gt; element in the XML document.</p>
     <p>The syntax is as follows:</p>
     <code><![CDATA[
 <x xmlns='jabber:x:data'