diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/EnableScheduling.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/EnableScheduling.java
index bb939d5024c..d4a2305023c 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/EnableScheduling.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/EnableScheduling.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -105,12 +105,16 @@ import org.springframework.scheduling.config.ScheduledTaskRegistrar;
  *         taskRegistrar.setScheduler(taskExecutor());
  *     }
  *
- *     @Bean
+ *     @Bean(destroyMethod="shutdown")
  *     public Executor taskExecutor() {
  *         return Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(100);
  *     }
  * }</pre>
  *
+ * Note in the example above the use of {@code @Bean(destroyMethod="shutdown")}. This
+ * ensures that the task executor is properly shut down when the Spring application
+ * context itself is closed.
+ *
  * Implementing {@code SchedulingConfigurer} also allows for fine-grained
  * control over task registration via the {@code ScheduledTaskRegistrar}.
  * For example, the following configures the execution of a particular bean
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ import org.springframework.scheduling.config.ScheduledTaskRegistrar;
  *         );
  *     }
  *
- *     &#064;Bean
+ *     &#064;Bean(destroyMethod="shutdown")
  *     public Executor taskScheduler() {
  *         return Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(42);
  *     }