diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
index 9185f21cb..ec9f40f7a 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-11-24  David Macek  <david.macek.0@gmail.com>
+
+	* pathnames.xml: Add a section describing peculiarities of how Cygwin
+	creates NTFS symlinks.
+
 2015-11-24  David Macek  <david.macek.0@gmail.com>
 
 	* faq-using.xml: Add Forefront TMG to the BLODA.
diff --git a/winsup/doc/pathnames.xml b/winsup/doc/pathnames.xml
index cdbf9fad6..9077303b4 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/pathnames.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/pathnames.xml
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ these two settings, see <xref linkend="using-cygwinenv"></xref>.
 On AFS, native symlinks are the only supported type of symlink due to
 AFS lacking support for DOS attributes.  This is independent from the
 <literal>winsymlinks</literal> setting.</para>
+<para>Creation of native symlinks follows special rules to ensure the links
+are usable outside of Cygwin. This includes dereferencing any Cygwin-only
+symlinks that lie in the target path.</para>
 </listitem>
 
 <listitem>