diff --git a/include/rapidjson/document.h b/include/rapidjson/document.h
index 007fa94..ae7e829 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/document.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/document.h
@@ -660,6 +660,18 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 
+    //! free-standing swap function helper
+    /*!
+        Helper function to enable support for common swap implementation pattern based on \c std::swap:
+        \code
+        void swap(MyClass& a, MyClass& b) {
+            using std::swap;
+            swap(a.value, b.value);
+            // ...
+        }
+        \endcode
+        \see Swap()
+     */
     friend inline void swap(GenericValue& a, GenericValue& b) RAPIDJSON_NOEXCEPT { a.Swap(b); }
 
     //! Prepare Value for move semantics
@@ -1820,6 +1832,18 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 
+    //! free-standing swap function helper
+    /*!
+        Helper function to enable support for common swap implementation pattern based on \c std::swap:
+        \code
+        void swap(MyClass& a, MyClass& b) {
+            using std::swap;
+            swap(a.doc, b.doc);
+            // ...
+        }
+        \endcode
+        \see Swap()
+     */
     friend inline void swap(GenericDocument& a, GenericDocument& b) RAPIDJSON_NOEXCEPT { a.Swap(b); }
 
     //!@name Parse from stream