diff --git a/reference/en/modules/persistent_classes.xml b/reference/en/modules/persistent_classes.xml
index debaec1043..42e969c3b1 100644
--- a/reference/en/modules/persistent_classes.xml
+++ b/reference/en/modules/persistent_classes.xml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public class Cat {
                 persist a property with a default, <literal>protected</literal> or <literal>
                 private</literal> get / set pair.
             </para>
+
         </sect2>
 
         <sect2 id="persistent-classes-pojo-constructor" revision="1">
@@ -198,6 +199,10 @@ public class Cat {
                 with Hibernate, but you won't be able to use proxies for lazy association fetching -
                 which will limit your options for performance tuning.
             </para>
+            <para>
+                You should also avoid declaring <literal>public final</literal> methods on the 
+                non-final classes.
+            </para>
         </sect2>
         
     </sect1>