diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorResourceFactory.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorResourceFactory.java
index e5737b2535d..4d18d070cb8 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorResourceFactory.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorResourceFactory.java
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * and {@link Lifecycle} and is expected typically to be declared as a
  * Spring-managed bean.
  *
+ * <p>Notice that after a {@link Lifecycle} stop/restart, new instances of
+ * the configured {@link LoopResources} and {@link ConnectionProvider} are
+ * created, so any references to those should be updated.
+ *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  * @author Brian Clozel
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze