diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb
index 61a0f0b45a..23d691bb13 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb
@@ -46,9 +46,13 @@ module ActionView
#
# javascript_include_tag :defaults # =>
#
- #
- #
- #
+ #
+ # *see beloe
+ #
+ # If there's a application.js file in your public/javascripts directory,
+ # javascript_include_tag :defaults will automatically include it. This file
+ # is thought for small snippets of JavaScript code, along the lines of
+ # controllers/application.rb and helpers/application_helper.rb.
def javascript_include_tag(*sources)
options = sources.last.is_a?(Hash) ? sources.pop.stringify_keys : { }
if sources.first == :defaults