diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
index cf9fabb8b8..7b48e4e991 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
@@ -716,14 +716,32 @@ Basic stats
 Support basic statistics such as: ipackets, opackets, ibytes, obytes,
 imissed, ierrors, oerrors, rx_nombuf.
 
-And per queue stats: q_ipackets, q_opackets, q_ibytes, q_obytes, q_errors.
-
 These apply to all drivers.
 
 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``stats_get``, ``stats_reset``.
 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_stats_get``, ``rte_eth_stats_reset()``.
 
 
+.. _nic_features_stats_per_queue:
+
+Stats per queue
+---------------
+
+Supports per queue stats: q_ipackets, q_opackets, q_ibytes, q_obytes, q_errors.
+Statistics only supplied for first ``RTE_ETHDEV_QUEUE_STAT_CNTRS`` (16) queues.
+If driver does not support this feature the per queue stats will be zero.
+
+* **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``stats_get``, ``stats_reset``.
+* **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_stats_get``, ``rte_eth_stats_reset()``.
+
+May also support configuring per-queue stat counter mapping.
+Used by some drivers to workaround HW limitations.
+
+* **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``queue_stats_mapping_set``.
+* **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_rx_queue_stats_mapping()``,
+  ``rte_eth_dev_set_tx_queue_stats_mapping()``.
+
+
 .. _nic_features_extended_stats:
 
 Extended stats
@@ -738,18 +756,6 @@ Supports Extended Statistics, changes from driver to driver.
   ``rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id()``, ``rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name()``.
 
 
-.. _nic_features_stats_per_queue:
-
-Stats per queue
----------------
-
-Supports configuring per-queue stat counter mapping.
-
-* **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``queue_stats_mapping_set``.
-* **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_rx_queue_stats_mapping()``,
-  ``rte_eth_dev_set_tx_queue_stats_mapping()``.
-
-
 .. _nic_features_congestion_management:
 
 Congestion management