diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/using-spring-boot.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/using-spring-boot.adoc
index f47eee7e6f8..acaba008e6d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/using-spring-boot.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/using-spring-boot.adoc
@@ -965,6 +965,10 @@ NOTE: DevTools relies on the application context's shutdown hook to close it dur
 restart. It will not work correctly if you have disabled the shutdown hook (
 `SpringApplication.setRegisterShutdownHook(false)`).
 
+NOTE: When deciding if an entry on the classpath should trigger a restart when it changes,
+DevTools automatically ignores projects named `spring-boot`, `spring-boot-devtools`,
+`spring-boot-autoconfigure`, `spring-boot-actuator`, and `spring-boot-starter`.
+
 [[using-spring-boot-restart-vs-reload]]
 .Restart vs Reload
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