diff --git a/avro/src/main/scala/magnolify/avro/AvroType.scala b/avro/src/main/scala/magnolify/avro/AvroType.scala
index e6002e8a6..90a3e77b3 100644
--- a/avro/src/main/scala/magnolify/avro/AvroType.scala
+++ b/avro/src/main/scala/magnolify/avro/AvroType.scala
@@ -169,11 +169,8 @@ object AvroField {
     }
   }
 
-  private def getDoc(annotations: Seq[Any], name: String): String = {
-    val docs = annotations.collect { case d: doc => d.toString }
-    require(docs.size <= 1, s"More than one @doc annotation: $name")
-    docs.headOption.orNull
-  }
+  private def getDoc(annotations: Seq[Any], name: String): String =
+    magnolify.shared.doc.extract(annotations, name).orNull
 
   @implicitNotFound("Cannot derive AvroField for sealed trait")
   private sealed trait Dispatchable[T]
diff --git a/avro/src/test/scala/magnolify/avro/WrongDocAnnotationSuite.scala b/avro/src/test/scala/magnolify/avro/WrongDocAnnotationSuite.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d9ac06bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/avro/src/test/scala/magnolify/avro/WrongDocAnnotationSuite.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package magnolify.avro
+
+import magnolify.test.MagnolifySuite
+
+/**
+ * Tests for detecting wrong @doc annotations from unexpected packages.
+ *
+ * When users accidentally use @doc from a different package (e.g., com.spotify.scio.avro.types.doc)
+ * instead of magnolify.shared.doc, the doc strings are silently ignored. This test verifies
+ * that Magnolify now detects and reports this issue.
+ */
+class WrongDocAnnotationSuite extends MagnolifySuite {
+
+  test("WrongDocOnlyOnField - should fail when field has wrong @doc without correct @doc") {
+    val ex = intercept[IllegalArgumentException] {
+      AvroType[WrongDocOnlyOnField]
+    }
+    assert(ex.getMessage.contains("unexpected package"))
+    assert(ex.getMessage.contains("WrongDocOnlyOnField#userId"))
+  }
+
+  test("WrongDocOnlyOnRecord - should fail when record has wrong @doc without correct @doc") {
+    val ex = intercept[IllegalArgumentException] {
+      AvroType[WrongDocOnlyOnRecord]
+    }
+    assert(ex.getMessage.contains("unexpected package"))
+    assert(ex.getMessage.contains("WrongDocOnlyOnRecord"))
+  }
+
+  test("BothDocsOnField - should succeed when field has both wrong and correct @doc") {
+    // Having both annotations means the user knows what they're doing
+    val at = AvroType[BothDocsOnField]
+    // The correct @doc should be used
+    val field = at.schema.getField("userId")
+    assertEquals(field.doc(), "correct doc from magnolify")
+  }
+
+  test("BothDocsOnRecord - should succeed when record has both wrong and correct @doc") {
+    val at = AvroType[BothDocsOnRecord]
+    assertEquals(at.schema.getDoc, "correct record doc from magnolify")
+  }
+
+  test("CorrectDocOnly - should succeed with only magnolify @doc") {
+    val at = AvroType[CorrectDocOnly]
+    val field = at.schema.getField("userId")
+    assertEquals(field.doc(), "correct doc")
+  }
+}
+
+// Test case: field has only the wrong @doc
+case class WrongDocOnlyOnField(
+    @magnolify.avro.wrongpkg.doc("wrong doc") userId: String
+)
+
+// Test case: record has only the wrong @doc
+@magnolify.avro.wrongpkg.doc("wrong record doc")
+case class WrongDocOnlyOnRecord(userId: String)
+
+// Test case: field has both wrong and correct @doc - should succeed
+case class BothDocsOnField(
+    @magnolify.avro.wrongpkg.doc("wrong doc") @doc("correct doc from magnolify") userId: String
+)
+
+// Test case: record has both wrong and correct @doc - should succeed
+@magnolify.avro.wrongpkg.doc("wrong record doc")
+@doc("correct record doc from magnolify")
+case class BothDocsOnRecord(userId: String)
+
+// Test case: only correct @doc - should succeed
+case class CorrectDocOnly(
+    @doc("correct doc") userId: String
+)
diff --git a/avro/src/test/scala/magnolify/avro/wrongpkg/doc.scala b/avro/src/test/scala/magnolify/avro/wrongpkg/doc.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42dfd73b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/avro/src/test/scala/magnolify/avro/wrongpkg/doc.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package magnolify.avro.wrongpkg
+
+import scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation
+
+/**
+ * A fake @doc annotation in a different package, simulating what happens
+ * when users accidentally use @doc from com.spotify.scio.avro.types instead
+ * of magnolify.shared.doc.
+ */
+class doc(value: String) extends StaticAnnotation
diff --git a/parquet/src/main/scala/magnolify/parquet/ParquetField.scala b/parquet/src/main/scala/magnolify/parquet/ParquetField.scala
index 85277f60c..c64b2a5b2 100644
--- a/parquet/src/main/scala/magnolify/parquet/ParquetField.scala
+++ b/parquet/src/main/scala/magnolify/parquet/ParquetField.scala
@@ -195,11 +195,8 @@ object ParquetField {
 
   implicit def apply[T]: ParquetField[T] = macro Magnolia.gen[T]
 
-  private def getDoc(annotations: Seq[Any], name: String): Option[String] = {
-    val docs = annotations.collect { case d: magnolify.shared.doc => d.toString }
-    require(docs.size <= 1, s"More than one @doc annotation: $name")
-    docs.headOption
-  }
+  private def getDoc(annotations: Seq[Any], name: String): Option[String] =
+    magnolify.shared.doc.extract(annotations, name)
 
   // ////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/magnolify/shared/doc.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/magnolify/shared/doc.scala
index 95e539ce2..e362845d7 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/magnolify/shared/doc.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/magnolify/shared/doc.scala
@@ -21,3 +21,44 @@ import scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation
 class doc(doc: String) extends StaticAnnotation with Serializable {
   override def toString: String = doc
 }
+
+object doc {
+
+  /**
+   * Extract doc string from annotations, validating that only the correct @doc type is used.
+   *
+   * This helper detects when users accidentally use @doc from a different package
+   * (e.g., com.spotify.scio.avro.types.doc) instead of magnolify.shared.doc. Such annotations are
+   * silently ignored by Magnolify's type derivation, leading to missing documentation in generated
+   * schemas.
+   *
+   * @param annotations
+   *   The annotations to inspect (from Magnolia's CaseClass or Param)
+   * @param name
+   *   A descriptive name for the annotated element (for error messages)
+   * @return
+   *   Some(docString) if present, otherwise None
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+   *   if a wrong @doc annotation is found without a correct one
+   */
+  def extract(annotations: Seq[Any], name: String): Option[String] = {
+    val correctDocs = annotations.collect { case d: doc => d.toString }
+    require(correctDocs.size <= 1, s"More than one @doc annotation: $name")
+
+    // Check for @doc annotations from unexpected packages (e.g., com.spotify.scio.avro.types.doc)
+    // Only fail if there's no correct @doc - if both are present, assume the user knows what they're doing.
+    if (correctDocs.isEmpty) {
+      val wrongDocs = annotations.filter { a =>
+        a.getClass.getSimpleName == classOf[doc].getSimpleName && !a.isInstanceOf[doc]
+      }
+      require(
+        wrongDocs.isEmpty,
+        s"Found @doc annotation(s) from unexpected package(s) on $name: " +
+          s"${wrongDocs.map(_.getClass.getName).distinct.mkString(", ")}. " +
+          s"Use ${classOf[doc].getName} instead."
+      )
+    }
+
+    correctDocs.headOption
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tensorflow/src/main/scala/magnolify/tensorflow/ExampleType.scala b/tensorflow/src/main/scala/magnolify/tensorflow/ExampleType.scala
index a99133fd0..a53d4ea90 100644
--- a/tensorflow/src/main/scala/magnolify/tensorflow/ExampleType.scala
+++ b/tensorflow/src/main/scala/magnolify/tensorflow/ExampleType.scala
@@ -160,11 +160,10 @@ object ExampleField {
     }
   }
 
-  private def getDoc(annotations: Seq[Any], name: String): Option[Annotation] = {
-    val docs = annotations.collect { case d: doc => d.toString }
-    require(docs.size <= 1, s"More than one @doc annotation: $name")
-    docs.headOption.map(doc => Annotation.newBuilder().addTag(doc).build())
-  }
+  private def getDoc(annotations: Seq[Any], name: String): Option[Annotation] =
+    magnolify.shared.doc
+      .extract(annotations, name)
+      .map(d => Annotation.newBuilder().addTag(d).build())
 
   @implicitNotFound("Cannot derive ExampleField for sealed trait")
   private sealed trait Dispatchable[T]