diff --git a/doc/extending-honeysql.md b/doc/extending-honeysql.md
index 69dafe9..ed734e6 100644
--- a/doc/extending-honeysql.md
+++ b/doc/extending-honeysql.md
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ The third argument to `register-clause!` allows you to
 insert your new clause formatter so that clauses are
 formatted in the correct order for your SQL dialect.
 For example, `:select` comes before `:from` which comes
-before `:where`. This is the most implementation-specific
-part of extending HoneySQL because you'll need to look at
-the (private) Var `default-clause-order` in `honey.sql`
-for guidance. _[I plan to add a section in the documentation
-somewhere that lists built-in clauses in order which this
-can link to...]_
+before `:where`. You can call `clause-order` to see what the
+current ordering of clauses is.
+
+> Note: if you call `register-clause!` more than once for the same clause, the last call "wins". This allows you to correct an incorrect clause order insertion by simply calling `register-clause!` again with a different third argument.
 
 ## Registering a New Operator
 
diff --git a/src/honey/sql.cljc b/src/honey/sql.cljc
index 4e58ee6..baf0ce3 100644
--- a/src/honey/sql.cljc
+++ b/src/honey/sql.cljc
@@ -1205,6 +1205,14 @@
   (when-let [f (:clause-order-fn @default-dialect)]
     (reset! current-clause-order (f @base-clause-order))))
 
+(defn clause-order
+  "Return the current order that known clauses will be applied when
+  formatting a data structure into SQL. This may be useful when you are
+  figuring out the `before` argument of `register-clause!` as well as
+  for debugging new clauses you have registered."
+  []
+  @current-clause-order)
+
 (defn register-clause!
   "Register a new clause formatter. If `before` is `nil`, the clause is
   added to the end of the list of known clauses, otherwise it is inserted
@@ -1216,7 +1224,9 @@
   clause `before` a clause that is ordered differently in different
   dialects, your new clause may also end up in a different place. The
   only clause so far where that would matter is `:set` which differs in
-  MySQL."
+  MySQL.
+
+  Use `clause-order` to see the full ordering of existing clauses."
   [clause formatter before]
   (let [clause (sym->kw clause)
         before (sym->kw before)]