diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/types/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/types/mod.rs
index 25837b1e77..f69e70ae30 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -181,8 +181,15 @@ pub use text::Text;
 /// ### Records
 ///
 /// User-defined composite types are supported through deriving a `struct`.
-///
 /// This is only supported for PostgreSQL.
+/// 
+/// Note Composite types are being encoded as tuples in the order as the fields of the struct are defined.
+/// Therefore the fields of the struct must be in the same order as the composite type has been defined
+/// as otherwise the encoding when binding a composite type will fail.
+/// 
+/// ```sql
+/// create type interface_type (name varchar, supplier_id int, price float);
+/// ```
 ///
 /// ```rust,ignore
 /// #[derive(sqlx::Type)]
@@ -193,6 +200,19 @@ pub use text::Text;
 ///     price: f64
 /// }
 /// ```
+/// 
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// // This will fail when binding the struct to a query as parameter. 
+/// // The fields are not in the same order as the composite type
+/// // resulting in encoding the struct as: `(supplier_id, name, price)`
+/// #[derive(sqlx::Type)]
+/// #[sqlx(type_name = "interface_type")]
+/// struct WillFail {
+///     supplier_id: i32,
+///     name: String,
+///     price: f64
+/// }
+/// ```
 pub trait Type<DB: Database> {
     /// Returns the canonical SQL type for this Rust type.
     ///