diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/core.xml b/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
index ed73eeb717..4f9a9238b7 100644
--- a/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
@@ -3699,6 +3699,11 @@ to name-virtual hosts</description>
     module="core">ServerName</directive> or <directive module="core"
     >ServerAlias</directive> is used, with no different precedence for wildcards
     (nor for ServerName vs. ServerAlias).  </p>
+
+    <p>The complete list of names in the <directive>VirtualHost</directive>
+    directive are treated just like a (non wildcard) 
+    <directive>ServerAlias</directive>.</p>
+
 </usage>
 <seealso><directive module="core">UseCanonicalName</directive></seealso>
 <seealso><a href="../vhosts/">Apache HTTP Server Virtual Host documentation</a></seealso>
diff --git a/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.xml b/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.xml
index e5a52d9a85..9fbf2ad44e 100644
--- a/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.xml
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@
     >ServerAlias</directive> is used, with no different precedence for wildcards
     (nor for ServerName vs. ServerAlias).  </p>
 
+    <p>The complete list of names in the <directive module="core"
+    >VirtualHost</directive>
+    directive are treated just like a (non wildcard) 
+    <directive module="core">ServerAlias</directive>.</p>
+
     <p>Finally, you can fine-tune the configuration of the virtual hosts
     by placing other directives inside the <directive type="section"
     module="core">VirtualHost</directive> containers. Most directives can be