diff --git a/embassy/src/util/mod.rs b/embassy/src/util/mod.rs
index 9dd96b90..88ae5c28 100644
--- a/embassy/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,27 @@ pub use portal::*;
 pub use signal::*;
 pub use waker::*;
 
+/// Unsafely unborrow an owned singleton out of a `&mut`.
+///
+/// It is intended to be implemented for owned peripheral singletons, such as `USART3` or `AnyPin`.
+/// Unborrowing an owned `T` yields the same `T`. Unborrowing a `&mut T` yields a copy of the T.
+///
+/// This allows writing HAL drivers that either own or borrow their peripherals, but that don't have
+/// to store pointers in the borrowed case.
+///
+/// Safety: this trait can be used to copy non-Copy types. Implementors must not cause
+/// immediate UB when copied, and must not cause UB when copies are later used, provided they
+/// are only used according the [`Self::unborrow`] safety contract.
+///
 pub unsafe trait Unborrow {
+    /// Unborrow result type
     type Target;
+
+    /// Unborrow a value.
+    ///
+    /// Safety: This returns a copy of a singleton that's normally not
+    /// copiable. The returned copy must ONLY be used while the lifetime of `self` is
+    /// valid, as if it were accessed through `self` every time.
     unsafe fn unborrow(self) -> Self::Target;
 }