diff --git a/connections/README.md b/connections/README.md
index b1f0283f4..b8ce295cb 100644
--- a/connections/README.md
+++ b/connections/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ and spec status.
         - [State Management](#state-management)
             - [Peer Metadata Storage](#peer-metadata-storage)
             - [Connection Limits](#connection-limits)
+            - [Supported protocols](#supported-protocols)
         - [Connection Lifecycle Events](#connection-lifecycle-events)
     - [Hole punching](#hole-punching)
     - [Future Work](#future-work)
@@ -325,6 +326,17 @@ Resource allocation, measurement and enforcement policies are all an active area
 of discussion in the libp2p community, and implementations are free to develop
 whatever prioritization system makes sense.
 
+#### Supported protocols
+
+A libp2p node SHOULD scope its set of supported protocols to the underlying
+physical connection to a peer. It MAY only support a protocol based on properties
+of a physical connection to e.g. limit the use of bandwidth-heavy protocols over
+a relayed or metered connection. A libp2p node MAY offer different sets of protocols
+to different peers. It MAY revoke or add the support for a protocol at any time,
+for example to only offer certain services after learning its NAT status on a connection.
+Therefore, libp2p nodes SHOULD NOT assume that the set of protocols on a connection
+is static.
+
 ### Connection Lifecycle Events
 
 The establishment of new connections and streams is likely to be a