diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor.java
index 875126a4947..b0c12743d35 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.beans.factory.aot;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanFactoryPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,17 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  * AOT processor that makes bean factory initialization contributions by
  * processing {@link ConfigurableListableBeanFactory} instances.
  *
+ * <p>{@link BeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor} implementations may be
+ * registered in a {@value AotServices#FACTORIES_RESOURCE_LOCATION} resource or
+ * as a bean.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Note: Using this interface on a registered bean will cause the bean
+ * <em>and</em> all of its dependencies to be initialized during AOT processing.
+ * We generally recommend that interface is only used with infrastructure beans
+ * such as {@link BeanFactoryPostProcessor} which have limited dependencies and
+ * are already initialized early in the bean factory lifecycle.
+ *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 6.0
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java
index 044b68aeb91..ef0b3b0e590 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.beans.factory.aot;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanFactoryPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RegisteredBean;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,16 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  * AOT processor that makes bean registration contributions by processing
  * {@link RegisteredBean} instances.
  *
+ * <p>{@link BeanRegistrationAotProcessor} implementations may be registered in
+ * a {@value AotServices#FACTORIES_RESOURCE_LOCATION} resource or as a bean.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Note: Using this interface on a registered bean will cause the bean
+ * <em>and</em> all of its dependencies to be initialized during AOT processing.
+ * We generally recommend that interface is only used with infrastructure beans
+ * such as {@link BeanFactoryPostProcessor} which have limited dependencies and
+ * are already initialized early in the bean factory lifecycle.
+ *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @since 6.0
  * @see BeanRegistrationAotContribution