diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/import_outside_top_level.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/import_outside_top_level.rs
index b8bc8a5952..57b7fd2b27 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/import_outside_top_level.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/import_outside_top_level.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ use crate::{
 ///     print(platform.python_version())
 /// ```
 ///
+/// ## See also
+/// This rule will ignore import statements configured in
+/// [`lint.flake8-tidy-imports.banned-module-level-imports`][banned-module-level-imports]
+/// if the rule [`banned-module-level-imports`][TID253] is enabled.
+///
+/// [banned-module-level-imports]: https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/settings/#lint_flake8-tidy-imports_banned-module-level-imports
+/// [TID253]: https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/banned-module-level-imports/
 /// [PEP 8]: https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/#imports
 #[derive(ViolationMetadata)]
 pub(crate) struct ImportOutsideTopLevel;
diff --git a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
index 8c6b630f28..a6a10a3493 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
@@ -1996,7 +1996,8 @@ pub struct Flake8TidyImportsOptions {
 
     /// List of specific modules that may not be imported at module level, and should instead be
     /// imported lazily (e.g., within a function definition, or an `if TYPE_CHECKING:`
-    /// block, or some other nested context).
+    /// block, or some other nested context). This also affects the rule `import-outside-top-level`
+    /// if `banned-module-level-imports` is enabled.
     #[option(
         default = r#"[]"#,
         value_type = r#"list[str]"#,
diff --git a/ruff.schema.json b/ruff.schema.json
index 6e64471f93..dc65015dd0 100644
--- a/ruff.schema.json
+++ b/ruff.schema.json
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@
           }
         },
         "banned-module-level-imports": {
-          "description": "List of specific modules that may not be imported at module level, and should instead be imported lazily (e.g., within a function definition, or an `if TYPE_CHECKING:` block, or some other nested context).",
+          "description": "List of specific modules that may not be imported at module level, and should instead be imported lazily (e.g., within a function definition, or an `if TYPE_CHECKING:` block, or some other nested context). This also affects the rule `import-outside-top-level` if `banned-module-level-imports` is enabled.",
           "type": [
             "array",
             "null"