diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableComposite.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableComposite.h
index 1436b1f5bc..8c484c9879 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableComposite.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableComposite.h
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 /**
     A drawable object which acts as a container for a set of other Drawables.
 
+    Note that although this is a Component, it takes ownership of its child components
+    and will delete them, so that you can use it as a self-contained graphic object.
+    The intention is that you should not add your own components to it, only add other
+    Drawable objects.
+
     @see Drawable
 */
 class JUCE_API  DrawableComposite  : public Drawable