diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/ResponseStatus.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/ResponseStatus.java
index c283fd85a5f4..4505c5bf697e 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/ResponseStatus.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/ResponseStatus.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
  *
  * <p>Note that a controller class may also be annotated with
  * {@code @ResponseStatus} and is then inherited by all {@code @RequestMapping}
- * methods.
+ * and {@code @ExceptionHandler} methods.
  *
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  * @author Sam Brannen