diff --git a/en/reference/native-sql.rst b/en/reference/native-sql.rst
index 77bd0ad78..3d976794a 100644
--- a/en/reference/native-sql.rst
+++ b/en/reference/native-sql.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Native SQL
 ==========
 
-A ``NativeQuery`` lets you execute native SQL, mapping the results
+A ``NativeQuery`` lets you execute native SELECT SQL statements, mapping the results
 according to your specifications. Such a specification that
 describes how an SQL result set is mapped to a Doctrine result is
 represented by a ``ResultSetMapping``. It describes how each column
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ of the database result should be mapped by Doctrine in terms of the
 object graph. This allows you to map arbitrary SQL code to objects,
 such as highly vendor-optimized SQL or stored-procedures.
 
+.. note::
+
+    If you want to execute DELETE, UPDATE or INSERT statements
+    the Native SQL API cannot be used and will probably throw errors.
+    Use ``EntityManager#getConnection()`` to access the native database
+    connection and call the ``executeUpdate()`` method for these
+    queries.
+
 The NativeQuery class
 ---------------------