diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Record.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Record.java
index f06b1c551f..7a68606eab 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Record.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Record.java
@@ -1036,7 +1036,9 @@ public interface Record extends Fields, Attachable, Comparable<Record>, Formatta
      * <p>
      * <h5>If any JPA {@link jakarta.persistence.Column} annotations are found
      * on the {@link Class} of the provided <code>source</code>, only those are
-     * used. Matching candidates are:</h5>
+     * used (assuming the <code>jOOQ-jpa-extensions</code> module is on the
+     * classpath and {@link Configuration#annotatedPojoMemberProvider()}
+     * configures it. Matching candidates are:</h5>
      * <p>
      * <ul>
      * <li>Public no-argument instance methods annotated with
@@ -1045,12 +1047,13 @@ public interface Record extends Fields, Attachable, Comparable<Record>, Formatta
      * or <code>isXXX</code>, if there exists a matching public single-argument
      * <code>setXXX()</code> instance method that is annotated with
      * <code>jakarta.persistence.Column</code></li>
-     * <li>Public instance member fields annotated with <code>jakarta.persistence.Column</code></li>
+     * <li>Public instance member fields annotated with
+     * <code>jakarta.persistence.Column</code></li>
      * </ul>
      * Additional matching rules:
      * <ul>
-     * <li>{@link jakarta.persistence.Column#name()} must match {@link Field#getName()}. All other
-     * annotation attributes are ignored</li>
+     * <li>{@link jakarta.persistence.Column#name()} must match
+     * {@link Field#getName()}. All other annotation attributes are ignored</li>
      * <li>Only the first match per field is used</li>
      * <li>Matching methods have a higher priority than matching member
      * fields</li>
@@ -1059,9 +1062,9 @@ public interface Record extends Fields, Attachable, Comparable<Record>, Formatta
      * <li>Static methods / member fields are ignored</li>
      * </ul>
      * <p>
-     * <h5>If there are no JPA <code>jakarta.persistence.Column</code> annotations, or jOOQ can't
-     * find the <code>jakarta.persistence</code> API on the classpath, jOOQ will
-     * map members by naming convention:</h5>
+     * <h5>If there are no JPA <code>jakarta.persistence.Column</code>
+     * annotations, or jOOQ can't find the <code>jakarta.persistence</code> API
+     * on the classpath, jOOQ will map members by naming convention:</h5>
      * <p>
      * If {@link Field#getName()} is <code>MY_field</code> (case-sensitive!),
      * then this field's value will be fetched from the first of these:
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/conf/Settings.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/conf/Settings.java
index 2d73a21b13..91f181d5bd 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/conf/Settings.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/conf/Settings.java
@@ -5530,7 +5530,7 @@ public class Settings
     }
 
     /**
-     * Whether JPA annotations should be considered by the DefaultRecordMapper.
+     * Whether JPA annotations should be considered by the {@link org.jooq.impl.DefaultRecordMapper}, assuming the <code>jOOQ-jpa-extensions</code> is on the classpath.
      * 
      * @return
      *     possible object is
@@ -5542,7 +5542,7 @@ public class Settings
     }
 
     /**
-     * Whether JPA annotations should be considered by the DefaultRecordMapper.
+     * Whether JPA annotations should be considered by the {@link org.jooq.impl.DefaultRecordMapper}, assuming the <code>jOOQ-jpa-extensions</code> is on the classpath.
      * 
      * @param value
      *     allowed object is
@@ -8963,7 +8963,7 @@ public class Settings
     }
 
     /**
-     * Whether JPA annotations should be considered by the DefaultRecordMapper.
+     * Whether JPA annotations should be considered by the {@link org.jooq.impl.DefaultRecordMapper}, assuming the <code>jOOQ-jpa-extensions</code> is on the classpath.
      * 
      */
     public Settings withMapJPAAnnotations(Boolean value) {
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java
index 44b6db6a13..50f3f3fb6f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRecordMapper.java
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ import org.jooq.tools.reflect.ReflectException;
  * <p>
  * <h5>If a default constructor is available and any JPA
  * {@link jakarta.persistence.Column} annotations are found on the provided
- * <code>&lt;E&gt;</code>, only those are used:</h5>
+ * <code>&lt;E&gt;</code> type, and the <code>jOOQ-jpa-extensions</code> module
+ * is found on the classpath and configured in
+ * {@link Configuration#annotatedPojoMemberProvider()}, only those are
+ * used:</h5>
  * <p>
  * <ul>
  * <li>If <code>&lt;E&gt;</code> contains single-argument instance methods of
@@ -226,9 +229,11 @@ import org.jooq.tools.reflect.ReflectException;
  * <li>If the property names provided to the constructor match the record's
  * columns via the aforementioned naming conventions, that information is used.
  * </li>
- * <li>If those POJO members or getters have JPA annotations, those will be used
- * according to the aforementioned rules, in order to map <code>Record</code>
- * values onto constructor arguments.</li>
+ * <li>If those POJO members or getters have JPA annotations, and the
+ * <code>jOOQ-jpa-extensions</code> module is found on the classpath and
+ * configured in {@link Configuration#annotatedPojoMemberProvider()}, those will
+ * be used according to the aforementioned rules, in order to map
+ * <code>Record</code> values onto constructor arguments.</li>
  * <li>If those POJO members or getters don't have JPA annotations, the
  * aforementioned naming conventions will be used, in order to map
  * <code>Record</code> values onto constructor arguments.</li>
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/resources/org/jooq/xsd/jooq-runtime-3.20.0.xsd b/jOOQ/src/main/resources/org/jooq/xsd/jooq-runtime-3.20.0.xsd
index 91ae51143a..b867468c38 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/resources/org/jooq/xsd/jooq-runtime-3.20.0.xsd
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/resources/org/jooq/xsd/jooq-runtime-3.20.0.xsd
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ IDENTITY values, and if {@link #returnAllOnUpdatableRecord} is active, also othe
       </element>
 
       <element name="mapJPAAnnotations" type="boolean" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" default="true">
-        <annotation><appinfo><jxb:property><jxb:javadoc><![CDATA[Whether JPA annotations should be considered by the DefaultRecordMapper.]]></jxb:javadoc></jxb:property></appinfo></annotation>
+        <annotation><appinfo><jxb:property><jxb:javadoc><![CDATA[Whether JPA annotations should be considered by the {@link org.jooq.impl.DefaultRecordMapper}, assuming the <code>jOOQ-jpa-extensions</code> is on the classpath.]]></jxb:javadoc></jxb:property></appinfo></annotation>
       </element>
       
       <element name="mapRecordComponentParameterNames" type="boolean" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" default="false">