diff --git a/age-plugin/src/recipient.rs b/age-plugin/src/recipient.rs
index d916d3b..0370c2d 100644
--- a/age-plugin/src/recipient.rs
+++ b/age-plugin/src/recipient.rs
@@ -81,8 +81,12 @@ pub trait RecipientPluginV1 {
     /// Wraps each `file_key` to all recipients and identities previously added via
     /// `add_recipient` and `add_identity`.
     ///
-    /// Returns either one stanza per recipient and identity for each file key, or any
-    /// errors if one or more recipients or identities could not be wrapped to.
+    /// Returns a set of stanzas per file key that wrap it to each recipient and identity.
+    /// Plugins may return more than one stanza per "actual recipient", e.g. to support
+    /// multiple formats, to build group aliases, or to act as a proxy.
+    ///
+    /// If one or more recipients or identities could not be wrapped to, no stanzas are
+    /// returned for any of the file keys.
     ///
     /// `callbacks` can be used to interact with the user, to have them take some physical
     /// action or request a secret value.
diff --git a/age/src/lib.rs b/age/src/lib.rs
index 9e908eb..7e80080 100644
--- a/age/src/lib.rs
+++ b/age/src/lib.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ pub trait Recipient {
     /// and labels that constrain how the stanzas may be combined with those from other
     /// recipients.
     ///
-    /// Implementations MUST NOT return more than one stanza per "actual recipient".
+    /// Implementations may return more than one stanza per "actual recipient", e.g. to
+    /// support multiple formats, to build group aliases, or to act as a proxy.
     ///
     /// This method is part of the `Recipient` trait to expose age's [one joint] for
     /// external implementations. You should not need to call this directly; instead, pass