diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoOperations.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoOperations.java
index f48d6b128..e38912bfe 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoOperations.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoOperations.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2015 the original author or authors.
  * 
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -415,7 +415,9 @@ public interface MongoOperations {
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns {@link GeoResults} for all entities matching the given {@link NearQuery}. Will consider entity mapping
-	 * information to determine the collection the query is ran against.
+	 * information to determine the collection the query is ran against. Note, that MongoDB limits the number of results
+	 * by default. Make sure to add an explicit limit to the {@link NearQuery} if you expect a particular number of
+	 * results.
 	 * 
 	 * @param near must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param entityClass must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -424,7 +426,9 @@ public interface MongoOperations {
 	<T> GeoResults<T> geoNear(NearQuery near, Class<T> entityClass);
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns {@link GeoResults} for all entities matching the given {@link NearQuery}.
+	 * Returns {@link GeoResults} for all entities matching the given {@link NearQuery}. Note, that MongoDB limits the
+	 * number of results by default. Make sure to add an explicit limit to the {@link NearQuery} if you expect a
+	 * particular number of results.
 	 * 
 	 * @param near must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param entityClass must not be {@literal null}.