diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
index e8b3bb9ca599f..fb45721654f07 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
@@ -4326,6 +4326,10 @@ public class Activity extends ContextThemeWrapper
      * 
      * <p>You will receive this call immediately before onResume() when your
      * activity is re-starting.
+     *
+     * <p>This method is never invoked if your activity sets
+     * {@link android.R.styleable#AndroidManifestActivity_noHistory noHistory} to
+     * <code>true</code>.
      * 
      * @param requestCode The integer request code originally supplied to
      *                    startActivityForResult(), allowing you to identify who this
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Intent.java b/core/java/android/content/Intent.java
index b1a743bb16406..dac2c7c0c5586 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Intent.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Intent.java
@@ -3439,6 +3439,10 @@ public class Intent implements Parcelable, Cloneable {
      * the user navigates away from it, the activity is finished.  This may also
      * be set with the {@link android.R.styleable#AndroidManifestActivity_noHistory
      * noHistory} attribute.
+     *
+     * <p>If set, {@link android.app.Activity#onActivityResult onActivityResult()}
+     * is never invoked when the current activity starts a new activity which
+     * sets a result and finishes.
      */
     public static final int FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_HISTORY = 0x40000000;
     /**
diff --git a/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.jd b/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.jd
index f0e93b9968dc7..329a27f610ad2 100644
--- a/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.jd
+++ b/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.jd
@@ -593,7 +593,9 @@ visible on screen &mdash; "{@code true}" if it should be finished, and
 <p>
 A value of "{@code true}" means that the activity will not leave a
 historical trace.  It will not remain in the activity stack for the task,
-so the user will not be able to return to it.
+so the user will not be able to return to it. In this case,
+{@link android.app.Activity#onActivityResult onActivityResult()} is never called if you
+start another activity for a result from this activity.
 </p>
 
 <p>