diff --git a/fetch.bs b/fetch.bs
index 8d19ae84d..c3b203ef6 100755
--- a/fetch.bs
+++ b/fetch.bs
@@ -2277,6 +2277,10 @@ otherwise, it is unset.
 <a for=request>done flag</a>, and <a for=request>timing allow failed flag</a> are used as
 bookkeeping details by the <a for=/>fetch</a> algorithm.
 
+<p>A <a for=/>request</a> has an associated boolean
+<dfn export for=request id=text-directive-user-activation>text directive user activation</dfn>.
+Unless stated otherwise, it is false.
+
 <hr>
 
 <p>A <dfn export>subresource request</dfn> is a <a for=/>request</a>