diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py
index ec43d3ed957..cec70c19592 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ options:
     default: 'yes'
 notes:
 - The changes are persistent across reboots
+- The M(sefcontext) module does not modify existing files to the new
+  SELinux context(s), so it is advisable to first create the SELinux
+  file contexts before creating files, or run C(restorecon) manually
+  for the existing files that require the new SELinux file contexts.
 requirements:
 - libselinux-python
 - policycoreutils-python