diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/TableRecord.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/TableRecord.java
index f90baaea94..fd5cfec743 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/TableRecord.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/TableRecord.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
  */
 package org.jooq;
 
+import java.sql.Statement;
+
 import org.jooq.exception.DataAccessException;
 
 /**
@@ -87,6 +89,13 @@ public interface TableRecord<R extends TableRecord<R>> extends Record {
      * SET [modified fields = modified values, excluding keys]
      * WHERE [key fields = key values]</pre></code></li>
      * </ul>
+     * <p>
+     * If there is an <code>IDENTITY</code> column defined on the record's
+     * underlying table (see {@link Table#getIdentity()}), then the
+     * auto-generated <code>IDENTITY</code> value is refreshed automatically on
+     * <code>INSERT</code>'s. Refreshing is done using
+     * {@link Statement#getGeneratedKeys()}, where this is supported by the JDBC
+     * driver.
      *
      * @param keys The key fields used for deciding whether to execute an
      *            <code>INSERT</code> or <code>UPDATE</code> statement. If an
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/UpdatableRecord.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/UpdatableRecord.java
index f569b78ab8..a6e7f82a1b 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/UpdatableRecord.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/UpdatableRecord.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
  */
 package org.jooq;
 
+import java.sql.Statement;
+
 import org.jooq.exception.DataAccessException;
 
 /**
@@ -112,6 +114,16 @@ public interface UpdatableRecord<R extends UpdatableRecord<R>> extends Updatable
      * WHERE [main key fields = main key values]</pre></code></li>
      * </ul>
      * <p>
+     * If there is an <code>IDENTITY</code> column defined on the record's
+     * underlying table (see {@link Table#getIdentity()}), then the
+     * auto-generated <code>IDENTITY</code> value is refreshed automatically on
+     * <code>INSERT</code>'s. Similarly, all members of the primary key are
+     * refreshed, to ensure that trigger-generated values will be available
+     * after <code>INSERT</code>. Normally, primary key and
+     * <code>IDENTITY</code> columns coincide, but this doesn't have to be.
+     * Refreshing is done using {@link Statement#getGeneratedKeys()}, where this
+     * is supported by the JDBC driver.
+     * <p>
      * This is in fact the same as calling
      * <code>store(getTable().getMainKey().getFieldsArray())</code>
      *