diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_domain.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_domain.sgml
index 637326b58bb..eb3bb3d9823 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_domain.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_domain.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -121,7 +121,12 @@ CREATE DOMAIN name [ AS ] NOT NULL>
- Values of this domain are not allowed to be null.
+ Values of this domain are normally prevented from being null.
+ However, it is still possible for a domain with this constraint
+ to take a null value if it is assigned a matching domain type
+ that has become null, e.g. via a LEFT OUTER JOIN, or
+ INSERT INTO tab (domcol) VALUES ((SELECT domcol FROM
+ tab WHERE false)).