diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/heroes.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/heroes.dart
index 00fb36f7c3b..31d9f8de8a3 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/heroes.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/heroes.dart
@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@ Rect _globalBoundingBoxFor(BuildContext context) {
 /// same tag, a hero animation is triggered.
 ///
 /// If a [Hero] is already in flight when navigation occurs, its
-/// flight animation will be redirected to its new destination.
-
-/// The widget shown in-flight during the transition is, by default, the
+/// flight animation will be redirected to its new destination. The
+/// widget shown in-flight during the transition is, by default, the
 /// destination route's [Hero]'s child.
 ///
+/// For a Hero animation to trigger, the Hero has to exist on the very first
+/// frame of the new page's animation.
+///
 /// Routes must not contain more than one [Hero] for each [tag].
 ///
 /// ## Discussion