diff --git a/src/api/built-in-directives.md b/src/api/built-in-directives.md
index 57ad4dd055..9dd5c11b04 100644
--- a/src/api/built-in-directives.md
+++ b/src/api/built-in-directives.md
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ Denote named slots or scoped slots that expect to receive props.
 - **Limited to:**
 
   - `<template>`
-  - [components](/guide/components/slots#scoped-slots) (for a lone default slot with props)
+  - [components](/guide/components/slots#scoped-slots) (for a lone default or named slot)
 
 - **Example**
 
diff --git a/src/guide/components/slots.md b/src/guide/components/slots.md
index 4e2bfa9625..64d995cf1b 100644
--- a/src/guide/components/slots.md
+++ b/src/guide/components/slots.md
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ A `<slot>` outlet without `name` implicitly has the name "default".
 
 In a parent component using `<BaseLayout>`, we need a way to pass multiple slot content fragments, each targeting a different slot outlet. This is where **named slots** come in.
 
-To pass a named slot, we need to use a `<template>` element with the `v-slot` directive, and then pass the name of the slot as an argument to `v-slot`:
+To pass a named slot, we use a `<template>` element with the `v-slot` directive, and then pass the name of the slot as an argument to `v-slot`:
 
 ```vue-html
 <BaseLayout>
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ To pass a named slot, we need to use a `<template>` element with the `v-slot` di
 
 `v-slot` has a dedicated shorthand `#`, so `<template v-slot:header>` can be shortened to just `<template #header>`. Think of it as "render this template fragment in the child component's 'header' slot".
 
+If the named slot is the only slot being passed, `v-slot` can also be used directly on the component, as in `<BaseLayout #header>`. All of the component's content is then passed to that slot.
+
 ![Diagram showing multiple named slots in a layout component, with content from the parent being directed to the corresponding header, main, and footer slots](./images/named-slots.png)
 
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