diff --git a/compose/compose-file/index.md b/compose/compose-file/index.md
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--- a/compose/compose-file/index.md
+++ b/compose/compose-file/index.md
@@ -1683,10 +1683,11 @@ ports:
 
 ### restart
 
-`no` is the default restart policy, and it does not restart a container under
+`no` is the default [restart policy](../../config/containers/start-containers-automatically.md#use-a-restart-policy), and it does not restart a container under
 any circumstance. When `always` is specified, the container always restarts. The
 `on-failure` policy restarts a container if the exit code indicates an
-on-failure error.
+on-failure error. `unless-stopped` always restarts a container, except when the
+container is stopped (manually or otherwise).
 
     restart: "no"
     restart: always