diff --git a/doc/changes.rst b/doc/changes.rst
index 360cb180a54..5f920f8e658 100644
--- a/doc/changes.rst
+++ b/doc/changes.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ Varnish Cache NEXT (2025-03-15)
 .. PLEASE keep this roughly in commit order as shown by git-log / tig
    (new to old)
 
+* The scope of VCL variables `req.is_hitmiss` and `req.is_hitpass` is now restricted
+  to `vcl_miss, vcl_deliver, vcl_pass, vcl_synth` and `vcl_pass, vcl_deliver, vcl_synth`
+  respectively.
+
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 Varnish Cache 7.6.0 (2024-09-13)
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diff --git a/doc/sphinx/reference/vcl_var.rst b/doc/sphinx/reference/vcl_var.rst
index e895753b2d1..82b3fd99062 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/reference/vcl_var.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/reference/vcl_var.rst
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ req.is_hitmiss
 
 	Type: BOOL
 
-	Readable from: client
+	Readable from: vcl_miss, vcl_deliver, vcl_pass, vcl_synth
 
 	If this request resulted in a hitmiss
 
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ req.is_hitpass
 
 	Type: BOOL
 
-	Readable from: client
+	Readable from: vcl_pass, vcl_deliver, vcl_synth
 
 	If this request resulted in a hitpass