diff --git a/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks.md b/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks.md
index 3221c2d5eb..d1d37d593a 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ the Container cannot reach a `running` state.
 
 The behavior is similar for a `PreStop` hook.
 If the hook hangs during execution,
-the Pod phase stays in a `running` state and never reaches `failed`.
+the Pod phase stays in a `Terminating` state and is killed after `terminationGracePeriodSeconds` of pod ends.
 If a `PostStart` or `PreStop` hook fails,
 it kills the Container.