diff --git a/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/disconnect.mdx b/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/disconnect.mdx
index 29c6b36ac2..4ff1d7faaf 100644
--- a/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/disconnect.mdx
+++ b/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/disconnect.mdx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ job "docs" {
   group "example" {
     disconnect {
       lost_after = "6h"
-      replace = false
+      replace = true
       reconcile = "keep_original"
     }
   }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ job "docs" {
   group "example2" {
     disconnect {
       stop_on_client_after = "12h"
-      replace = false
+      replace = true
       reconcile = "keep_original"
     }
   }
@@ -48,20 +48,21 @@ same `disconnect` block.
 
 - `lost_after` `(string: "")` - Specifies a duration during which a Nomad client
   will attempt to reconnect allocations after it fails to heartbeat in the
-  [`heartbeat_grace`][] window.  It defaults to "", which is equivalent to
-  having the disconnect block be nil.
-
-  You cannot use `lost_after` and `stop_on_client_after` in the same
-  `disconnect` block.
+  [`heartbeat_grace`][] window. Allocations with a `lost_after` > 0s are put into
+  an `unknown` state until they reconnect or the `lost_after` expires.
+  It defaults to "", which is equivalent to a `lost_after` of `"0s"` where
+  allocations will immediately be marked lost.
 
   Refer to [the Lost After section][lost-after] for more details.
 
 - `replace` `(bool: true)` - Specifies if Nomad should replace the disconnected
-  allocation with a new one rescheduled on a different node. Nomad considers the
-  replacement allocation a reschedule and obeys the job's [`reschedule`][]
-  block. If false and the node the allocation is running on disconnects
-  or goes down, Nomad does not replace this allocation and reports `unknown`
-  until the node reconnects, or until you manually stop the allocation.
+  (i.e. `unknown`) allocation with a new one rescheduled on a different node.
+  Nomad considers the replacement allocation a reschedule and obeys the job's
+  [`reschedule`][] block. If false, Nomad does not replace the allocation 
+  when the node it's running on disconnects or goes down.
+
+  Note: The `replace` field is only relevant for behavior when `lost_after`
+  is used and the allocation is in the `unknown` state.
 
   ```plaintext
   `nomad alloc stop  <alloc ID>`
@@ -71,10 +72,7 @@ same `disconnect` block.
   disconnected.
 
 - `stop_on_client_after` `(string: "")` - Specifies a duration after which a
-  disconnected Nomad client will stop its allocations. Setting
-  `stop_on_client_after` shorter than `lost_after` and `replace = false` at the
-  same time is not permitted and will cause a validation error, because this
-  would lead to a state where no allocations can be scheduled.
+  disconnected Nomad client will stop its allocations.
 
   The Nomad client process must be running for this to occur.
 
diff --git a/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/migrate.mdx b/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/migrate.mdx
index 2e9574936e..a64c4315ab 100644
--- a/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/migrate.mdx
+++ b/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/migrate.mdx
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ on node draining.
 [count]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/group#count
 [drain]: /nomad/commands/node/drain
 [deadline]: /nomad/commands/node/drain#deadline
-[replaces]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/disconnect#replace
+[replaces]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/disconnect
 [`restart`]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/restart
 [reschedules]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/reschedule
diff --git a/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/reschedule.mdx b/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/reschedule.mdx
index d4dfe5784d..9ae3d2f68c 100644
--- a/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/reschedule.mdx
+++ b/content/nomad/v1.11.x/content/docs/job-specification/reschedule.mdx
@@ -139,5 +139,5 @@ job "docs" {
 [`progress_deadline`]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/update#progress_deadline
 [`restart`]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/restart
 [migrates]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/migrate
-[replaces]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/disconnect#replace
+[replaces]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/disconnect
 [reschedules]: /nomad/docs/job-specification/reschedule