diff --git a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBean.java b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBean.java
index e1d0164ecaf..b9518299bc6 100644
--- a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBean.java
@@ -57,12 +57,21 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
  * SessionFactory can then be passed to data access objects via dependency injection.
  *
  * <p>Compatible with Hibernate 5.0/5.1 as well as 5.2/5.3, as of Spring 5.1.
+ * Set up with Hibernate 5.3, {@code LocalSessionFactoryBean} is an immediate alternative
+ * to {@link org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean} for common
+ * JPA purposes: In particular with Hibernate 5.3, the Hibernate {@code SessionFactory}
+ * will natively expose the JPA {@code EntityManagerFactory} interface as well, and
+ * Hibernate {@code BeanContainer} integration will be registered out of the box.
+ * In combination with {@link HibernateTransactionManager}, this naturally allows for
+ * mixing JPA access code with native Hibernate access code within the same transaction.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 4.2
  * @see #setDataSource
  * @see #setPackagesToScan
+ * @see HibernateTransactionManager
  * @see LocalSessionFactoryBuilder
+ * @see org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean
  */
 public class LocalSessionFactoryBean extends HibernateExceptionTranslator
 		implements FactoryBean<SessionFactory>, ResourceLoaderAware, BeanFactoryAware, InitializingBean, DisposableBean {
@@ -446,6 +455,7 @@ public class LocalSessionFactoryBean extends HibernateExceptionTranslator
 	 * it if possible. This requires a Spring {@link ConfigurableListableBeanFactory}
 	 * and Hibernate 5.3 or higher on the classpath.
 	 * @since 5.1
+	 * @see SpringBeanContainer
 	 * @see LocalSessionFactoryBuilder#setBeanContainer
 	 */
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBuilder.java b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBuilder.java
index 4d8062fbb22..594a8b9fca3 100644
--- a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBuilder.java
@@ -67,16 +67,30 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 /**
  * A Spring-provided extension of the standard Hibernate {@link Configuration} class,
  * adding {@link SpringSessionContext} as a default and providing convenient ways
- * to specify a DataSource and an application class loader.
+ * to specify a JDBC {@link DataSource} and an application class loader.
  *
- * <p>This is designed for programmatic use, e.g. in {@code @Bean} factory methods.
- * Consider using {@link LocalSessionFactoryBean} for XML bean definition files.
+ * <p>This is designed for programmatic use, e.g. in {@code @Bean} factory methods;
+ * consider using {@link LocalSessionFactoryBean} for XML bean definition files.
+ * Typically combined with {@link HibernateTransactionManager} for declarative
+ * transactions against the {@code SessionFactory} and its JDBC {@code DataSource}.
  *
  * <p>Compatible with Hibernate 5.0/5.1 as well as 5.2/5.3, as of Spring 5.1.
+ * Set up with Hibernate 5.2/5.3, this builder is also a convenient way to set up
+ * a JPA {@code EntityManagerFactory} since the Hibernate {@code SessionFactory}
+ * natively exposes the JPA {@code EntityManagerFactory} interface as well now.
+ *
+ * <p>This builder supports Hibernate 5.3 {@code BeanContainer} integration,
+ * {@link MetadataSources} from custom {@link BootstrapServiceRegistryBuilder}
+ * setup, as well as other advanced Hibernate configuration options beyond the
+ * standard JPA bootstrap contract.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 4.2
+ * @see HibernateTransactionManager
  * @see LocalSessionFactoryBean
+ * @see #setBeanContainer
+ * @see #LocalSessionFactoryBuilder(DataSource, ResourceLoader, MetadataSources)
+ * @see BootstrapServiceRegistryBuilder
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class LocalSessionFactoryBuilder extends Configuration {
@@ -235,6 +249,7 @@ public class LocalSessionFactoryBuilder extends Configuration {
 	 * <p>Note: Bean container integration requires Hibernate 5.3 or higher.
 	 * It enables autowiring of Hibernate attribute converters and entity listeners.
 	 * @since 5.1
+	 * @see SpringBeanContainer
 	 * @see AvailableSettings#BEAN_CONTAINER
 	 */
 	public LocalSessionFactoryBuilder setBeanContainer(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
diff --git a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringBeanContainer.java b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringBeanContainer.java
index 499d3dab771..258c8d4f870 100644
--- a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringBeanContainer.java
+++ b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringBeanContainer.java
@@ -26,23 +26,63 @@ import org.hibernate.resource.beans.spi.BeanInstanceProducer;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentReferenceHashMap;
 
 /**
  * Spring's implementation of Hibernate 5.3's {@link BeanContainer} SPI,
  * delegating to a Spring {@link ConfigurableListableBeanFactory}.
  *
+ * <p>Auto-configured by {@link LocalSessionFactoryBean#setBeanFactory},
+ * programmatically supported via {@link LocalSessionFactoryBuilder#setBeanContainer},
+ * and manually configurable through a "hibernate.resource.beans.container" entry
+ * in JPA properties, e.g.:
+ *
+ * <pre class="code">
+ * &lt;bean id="entityManagerFactory" class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean"&gt;
+ *   ...
+ *   &lt;property name="jpaPropertyMap"&gt;
+ * 	   &lt;map>
+ *       &lt;entry key="hibernate.resource.beans.container"&gt;
+ * 	       &lt;bean class="org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.SpringBeanContainer"/&gt;
+ * 	     &lt;/entry&gt;
+ * 	   &lt;/map&gt;
+ *   &lt;/property&gt;
+ * &lt;/bean&gt;</pre>
+ *
+ * Or in Java-based JPA configuration:
+ *
+ * <pre class="code">
+ * LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean emfb = ...
+ * emfb.getJpaPropertyMap().put(AvailableSettings.BEAN_CONTAINER, new SpringBeanContainer(beanFactory));
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * Please note that Spring's {@link LocalSessionFactoryBean} is an immediate alternative
+ * to {@link org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean} for common
+ * JPA purposes: In particular with Hibernate 5.3, the Hibernate {@code SessionFactory}
+ * will natively expose the JPA {@code EntityManagerFactory} interface as well, and
+ * Hibernate {@code BeanContainer} integration will be registered out of the box.
+ *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 5.1
+ * @see LocalSessionFactoryBean#setBeanFactory
+ * @see LocalSessionFactoryBuilder#setBeanContainer
+ * @see org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean#setJpaPropertyMap
+ * @see org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings#BEAN_CONTAINER
  */
-final class SpringBeanContainer implements BeanContainer {
+public final class SpringBeanContainer implements BeanContainer {
 
 	private final ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory;
 
 	private final Map<Object, SpringContainedBean<?>> beanCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>();
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Instantiate a new SpringBeanContainer for the given bean factory.
+	 * @param beanFactory the Spring bean factory to delegate to
+	 */
 	public SpringBeanContainer(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
+		Assert.notNull(beanFactory, "ConfigurableListableBeanFactory is required");
 		this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
 	}