diff --git a/crates/ruff/tests/config.rs b/crates/ruff/tests/config.rs
index 9447a9a643..7ef338f68c 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/tests/config.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/tests/config.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ fn lint_select() {
 
     When breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and
     `ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less
-    specific prefixes.
+    specific prefixes. `ignore` takes precedence over `select` if the
+    same prefix appears in both.
 
     Default value: ["E4", "E7", "E9", "F"]
     Type: list[RuleSelector]
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ fn lint_select_json() {
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
     {
-      "doc": "A list of rule codes or prefixes to enable. Prefixes can specify exact\nrules (like `F841`), entire categories (like `F`), or anything in\nbetween.\n\nWhen breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and\n`ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less\nspecific prefixes.",
+      "doc": "A list of rule codes or prefixes to enable. Prefixes can specify exact\nrules (like `F841`), entire categories (like `F`), or anything in\nbetween.\n\nWhen breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and\n`ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less\nspecific prefixes. `ignore` takes precedence over `select` if the\nsame prefix appears in both.",
       "default": "[\"E4\", \"E7\", \"E9\", \"F\"]",
       "value_type": "list[RuleSelector]",
       "scope": null,
diff --git a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
index 2e1c723b4d..058e3dbbe9 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
@@ -656,7 +656,8 @@ pub struct LintCommonOptions {
     ///
     /// When breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and
     /// `ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less
-    /// specific prefixes.
+    /// specific prefixes. `ignore` takes precedence over `select` if the same
+    /// prefix appears in both.
     #[option(
         default = "[]",
         value_type = "list[RuleSelector]",
@@ -742,7 +743,8 @@ pub struct LintCommonOptions {
     ///
     /// When breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and
     /// `ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less
-    /// specific prefixes.
+    /// specific prefixes. `ignore` takes precedence over `select` if the
+    /// same prefix appears in both.
     #[option(
         default = r#"["E4", "E7", "E9", "F"]"#,
         value_type = "list[RuleSelector]",
diff --git a/ruff.schema.json b/ruff.schema.json
index aee5b2d58b..48042711f2 100644
--- a/ruff.schema.json
+++ b/ruff.schema.json
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "ignore": {
-      "description": "A list of rule codes or prefixes to ignore. Prefixes can specify exact rules (like `F841`), entire categories (like `F`), or anything in between.\n\nWhen breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and `ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less specific prefixes.",
+      "description": "A list of rule codes or prefixes to ignore. Prefixes can specify exact rules (like `F841`), entire categories (like `F`), or anything in between.\n\nWhen breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and `ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less specific prefixes. `ignore` takes precedence over `select` if the same prefix appears in both.",
       "deprecated": true,
       "type": [
         "array",
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "select": {
-      "description": "A list of rule codes or prefixes to enable. Prefixes can specify exact rules (like `F841`), entire categories (like `F`), or anything in between.\n\nWhen breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and `ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less specific prefixes.",
+      "description": "A list of rule codes or prefixes to enable. Prefixes can specify exact rules (like `F841`), entire categories (like `F`), or anything in between.\n\nWhen breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and `ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less specific prefixes. `ignore` takes precedence over `select` if the same prefix appears in both.",
       "deprecated": true,
       "type": [
         "array",
@@ -2223,7 +2223,7 @@
           ]
         },
         "ignore": {
-          "description": "A list of rule codes or prefixes to ignore. Prefixes can specify exact rules (like `F841`), entire categories (like `F`), or anything in between.\n\nWhen breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and `ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less specific prefixes.",
+          "description": "A list of rule codes or prefixes to ignore. Prefixes can specify exact rules (like `F841`), entire categories (like `F`), or anything in between.\n\nWhen breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and `ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less specific prefixes. `ignore` takes precedence over `select` if the same prefix appears in both.",
           "type": [
             "array",
             "null"
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@
           ]
         },
         "select": {
-          "description": "A list of rule codes or prefixes to enable. Prefixes can specify exact rules (like `F841`), entire categories (like `F`), or anything in between.\n\nWhen breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and `ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less specific prefixes.",
+          "description": "A list of rule codes or prefixes to enable. Prefixes can specify exact rules (like `F841`), entire categories (like `F`), or anything in between.\n\nWhen breaking ties between enabled and disabled rules (via `select` and `ignore`, respectively), more specific prefixes override less specific prefixes. `ignore` takes precedence over `select` if the same prefix appears in both.",
           "type": [
             "array",
             "null"