diff --git a/documentation/docs/02-runes/05-$props.md b/documentation/docs/02-runes/05-$props.md
index 8e3dcfb341..17e9b3625f 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/02-runes/05-$props.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/02-runes/05-$props.md
@@ -5,29 +5,29 @@ title: $props
 The inputs to a component are referred to as _props_, which is short for _properties_. You pass props to components just like you pass attributes to elements:
 
 ```svelte
+<!--- file: App.svelte --->
 <script>
 	import MyComponent from './MyComponent.svelte';
 </script>
 
-/// file: App.svelte
 <MyComponent adjective="cool" />
 ```
 
 On the other side, inside `MyComponent.svelte`, we can receive props with the `$props` rune...
 
 ```svelte
+<!--- file: MyComponent.svelte --->
 <script>
 	let props = $props();
 </script>
 
-/// file: MyComponent.svelte
 <p>this component is {props.adjective}</p>
 ```
 
 ...though more commonly, you'll [_destructure_](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Destructuring_assignment) your props:
 
 ```svelte
-/// file: MyComponent.svelte
+<!--- file: MyComponent.svelte --->
 <script>
 	let +++{ adjective }+++ = $props();
 </script>
@@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ On the other side, inside `MyComponent.svelte`, we can receive props with the `$
 Destructuring allows us to declare fallback values, which are used if the parent component does not set a given prop:
 
 ```js
-/// file: MyComponent.svelte
 let { adjective = 'happy' } = $props();
 ```
 
-> [!NOTE] Fallback values are not turned into reactive state proxies.
+> [!NOTE] Fallback values are not turned into reactive state proxies (see [Updating props](#Updating-props) for more info)
 
 ## Renaming props
 
@@ -66,9 +65,8 @@ let { a, b, c, ...others } = $props();
 
 References to a prop inside a component update when the prop itself updates — when `count` changes in `App.svelte`, it will also change inside `Child.svelte`. But the child component is able to temporarily override the prop value, which can be useful for unsaved ephemeral state ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAAE6WQ0WrDMAxFf0WIQR0Wmu3VTQJln7HsIfVcZubIxlbGRvC_DzuBraN92qPula50tODZWB1RPi_IX16jLALWSOOUq6P3-_ihLWftNEZ9TVeOWBNHlNhGFYznfqCBzeRdYHh6M_YVzsFNsNs3pdpGd4eBcqPVDMrNxNDBXeSRtXioDgO1zU8ataeZ2RE4Utao924RFXQ9iHXwvoPHKpW1xY4g_Bg0cSVhKS0p560Za95612ZC02ONrD8ZJYdZp_rGQ37ff_mSP86Np2TWZaNNmdcH56P4P67K66_SXoK9pG-5dF5Z9QEAAA==)):
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 ```svelte
-/// file: App.svelte
+<!--- file: App.svelte --->
 <script>
 	import Child from './Child.svelte';
 
@@ -82,9 +80,8 @@ References to a prop inside a component update when the prop itself updates —
 <Child {count} />
 ```
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 ```svelte
-/// file: Child.svelte
+<!--- file: Child.svelte --->
 <script>
 	let { count } = $props();
 </script>
@@ -94,6 +91,77 @@ References to a prop inside a component update when the prop itself updates —
 </button>
 ```
 
+Prop variables are not automatically deeply reactive. What happens when mutating one of their properties depends on what the parent passed in. For example if the parent passed a non-reactive POJO as a prop, setting a property of that object in the child will not cause the component to update ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAAE3VPS07DMBC9yshCaiuqBLYhjoQ4Q1eEReJOVIMztuJJBbJ8d-IkEqXQ5bx53yCo6VEU4kCs2eBR7EWnDXpRvAbBXy79EjDhK_PZucyf0XDC2sbjf7iyxEg82YjSq0E7rmqqWffODgwvJ22O0A22h02Wz9cq3TzVVOY_CioXrm3fUbEMQdmRuICHGCGvpiDGTxYFDyPG_Y3Cl_6_K199bpQ2yBDWBhBBwp0brPPb3Z-u7chsCSwpo9WHDNsdyApCMslzODUeyAJ23WSUsMUymyfBvYTHmmKcI2e9LyBcUmKKWyKulr_Fb2Z_SHPIAQAA)):
+
+```svelte
+<!--- file: App.svelte --->
+<script>
+	import Child from './Child.svelte';
+
+	let object = $state({count: 0});
+</script>
+
+<Child {object} />
+```
+
+```svelte
+<!--- file: Child.svelte --->
+<script>
+	let { object } = $props();
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => {
+	// has no effect
+	object.count += 1
+}}>
+	clicks: {object.count}
+</button>
+```
+
+However if the value passed in by the parent component is itself a deeply reactive state object, then it will be deeply reactive in the child, too ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAAE3WQwU7DMBBEf2VlITUVVQLXkERC_YaeCIfE2aoujm3FGwqy_O_YcSug0KNnx7Nv1jHVjchKtlMkSOLANmwvJFpWvjhGnybOohD0s_PZmNy-o6So9Z3F_3SuFaGiEMMqyydhqGlVS2I0eiLYHoQcYD_pEVZ5sbzOX1dPwRaMEgl0f0ROUMOdpY4wc1zPikp48OvgqorvXFWlRJe-eCiawED4QaykaUa_udHl5-rfba4mN_pETHcB9RHVTNrY7C9gPxNpBVpxKfhb7bI11A24GFIUcBJSAu9mi0AHhKUo9Cj1CUjDbIbQP1rTpjzN72t4bJX3C8kSa8vLCZLFR4q0-eogr_4LN7sC9foBAAA=)):
+
+```svelte
+<!--- file: App.svelte --->
+<script>
+	import Child from './Child.svelte';
+
+	let object = $state({count: 0});
+</script>
+
+<Child {object} />
+```
+
+```svelte
+<!--- file: Child.svelte --->
+<script>
+	let { object } = $props();
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => {
+	// will cause the count below to update
+	object.count += 1
+}}>
+	clicks: {object.count}
+</button>
+```
+
+The fallback value of a prop not declared with `$bindable` is treated like a non-reactive POJO, and therefore also doesn't update the component when mutating its properties.
+
+```svelte
+<!--- file: Child.svelte --->
+<script>
+	let { object = { count = 0 } } = $props();
+</script>
+<button onclick={() => {
+	// has no effect if the fallback value is used
+	object.count += 1
+}}>
+	clicks: {object.count}
+</button>
+```
+
+In general, mutating props is discouraged, instead use callback props to make it easier to reason about state and changes to that state. If parent and child should share (and be allowed to mutate) the same object, then use the [$bindable]($bindable) rune.
+
 ## Type safety
 
 You can add type safety to your components by annotating your props, as you would with any other variable declaration. In TypeScript that might look like this...