diff --git a/css-display-3/Overview.bs b/css-display-3/Overview.bs
index a2b60f96a4b..59238634625 100644
--- a/css-display-3/Overview.bs
+++ b/css-display-3/Overview.bs
@@ -861,7 +861,13 @@ Automatic Box Type Transformations
- The root element’s display type is always blockified.
+
+The Root Element’s Principal Box
+
+ The [=root element=]’s display type is always blockified,
+ and its [=principal box=] always establishes an [=independent formatting context=].
+ This box’s [=containing block=] is the [=initial containing block=].
+
Additionally, a 'display' of ''display/contents'' computes to ''block'' on the root element.