diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index 2333d8ef871..915ea10a860 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -1646,6 +1646,9 @@ ALTER TABLE <replaceable>table_name</replaceable> OWNER TO <replaceable>new_owne
    Superusers can always do this; ordinary roles can only do it if they are
    both the current owner of the object (or a member of the owning role) and
    a member of the new owning role.
+   All object privileges of the old owner are transferred to the new owner
+   along with the ownership.
+
   </para>
 
   <para>