diff --git a/spec/src/main/asciidoc/core/invokers.asciidoc b/spec/src/main/asciidoc/core/invokers.asciidoc
index 1ab799b9..02160dcb 100644
--- a/spec/src/main/asciidoc/core/invokers.asciidoc
+++ b/spec/src/main/asciidoc/core/invokers.asciidoc
@@ -201,6 +201,13 @@ Implementations are permitted to remember the identified beans and not repeat th
 All instances of `@Dependent` looked up beans obtained during `Invoker.invoke()` are destroyed before the `invoke()` method returns or throws.
 The order in which the instances of `@Dependent` looked up beans are destroyed is not specified.
 
+Implementations are permitted to extend the lifecycle of `@Dependent` looked up beans when they can conclusively determine that code called by the target method is capable of using the instances after the method returns.
+Such lifecycle extension must not be infinite; the instances of `@Dependent` looked up beans must eventually be destroyed.
+Implementations that do this must document the conditions under which such lifecycle extension applies and when the destruction happens.
+
+NOTE: It is expected that implementations that feature direct support for asynchronous programming will extend the lifecycle of `@Dependent` looked up beans until the asynchronous action started by the target method completes.
+An "asynchronous" target method is typically recognized by return type, such as `CompletionStage` or `CompletableFuture`, or by presence of a special parameter, such as `AsyncResponse` in Jakarta REST.
+
 The order in which instances of looked up beans are obtained during `Invoker.invoke()` in not specified.
 
 If an exception is thrown when creating an instance of a looked up bean during `Invoker.invoke()`, the exception is rethrown.