diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index 4c1d2f607b..dabf723f17 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -3877,6 +3877,15 @@ ALTER TABLE measurement ATTACH PARTITION measurement_y2008m02
       </para>
      </listitem>
 
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       While rows can be moved from local partitions to a foreign-table
+       partition (provided the foreign data wrapper supports tuple routing),
+       they cannot be moved from a foreign-table partition to some
+       other partition.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+
      <listitem>
       <para>
        <literal>BEFORE ROW</literal> triggers, if necessary, must be defined
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
index 77430a586c..f5cf8eab85 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ UPDATE <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable>
    concurrent <command>UPDATE</command> or <command>DELETE</command> on the
    same row may miss this row. For details see the section
    <xref linkend="ddl-partitioning-declarative-limitations"/>.
-   Currently, rows cannot be moved from a partition that is a
-   foreign table to some other partition, but they can be moved into a foreign
-   table if the foreign data wrapper supports it.
+   While rows can be moved from local partitions to a foreign-table partition
+   partition (provided the foreign data wrapper supports tuple routing), they
+   cannot be moved from a foreign-table partition to some other partition.
   </para>
  </refsect1>