diff --git a/akka-docs/java/routing.rst b/akka-docs/java/routing.rst
index 2272c22004..110c5d3944 100644
--- a/akka-docs/java/routing.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/java/routing.rst
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ Another potentially useful approach is to give the router the same strategy as
 its parent, which effectively treats all actors in the pool as if they were
 direct children of their grand-parent instead.
 
+.. note::
+
+  If the child of a router terminates, the router will not automatically spawn
+  a new child. In the event that all children of a router have terminated the
+  router will terminate itself.
+
 Router usage
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/akka-docs/scala/routing.rst b/akka-docs/scala/routing.rst
index 1e9ac73aac..43a9066edd 100644
--- a/akka-docs/scala/routing.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/scala/routing.rst
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ Another potentially useful approach is to give the router the same strategy as
 its parent, which effectively treats all actors in the pool as if they were
 direct children of their grand-parent instead.
 
+.. note::
+
+  If the child of a router terminates, the router will not automatically spawn
+  a new child. In the event that all children of a router have terminated the
+  router will terminate itself.
+
 Router usage
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^