diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qsplitter.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qsplitter.cpp
index 20b6a029cd6a0c1bbb4e31035ba3eb8f80329098..b6959e2460fae28f4c1fd2f4f95c92b027a77b00 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qsplitter.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qsplitter.cpp
@@ -1093,6 +1093,8 @@ void QSplitter::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *)
 
     If \a widget is already in the splitter, it will be moved to the new position.
 
+    \note The splitter takes ownership of the widget.
+
     \sa insertWidget(), widget(), indexOf()
 */
 void QSplitter::addWidget(QWidget *widget)
@@ -1107,7 +1109,9 @@ void QSplitter::addWidget(QWidget *widget)
 
     If \a widget is already in the splitter, it will be moved to the new position.
 
-    if \a index is an invalid index, then the widget will be inserted at the end.
+    If \a index is an invalid index, then the widget will be inserted at the end.
+
+    \note The splitter takes ownership of the widget.
 
     \sa addWidget(), indexOf(), widget()
 */