diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
index 124fceb815..eaefe0d8a4 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
@@ -608,10 +608,11 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Set the field represented by the supplied {@link Field field object} on the
-	 * specified {@link Object target object} to the specified {@code value}.
-	 * In accordance with {@link Field#set(Object, Object)} semantics, the new value
+	 * Set the field represented by the supplied {@linkplain Field field object} on
+	 * the specified {@linkplain Object target object} to the specified {@code value}.
+	 * <p>In accordance with {@link Field#set(Object, Object)} semantics, the new value
 	 * is automatically unwrapped if the underlying field has a primitive type.
+	 * <p>This method does not support setting {@code static final} fields.
 	 * <p>Thrown exceptions are handled via a call to {@link #handleReflectionException(Exception)}.
 	 * @param field the field to set
 	 * @param target the target object on which to set the field
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/util/ReflectionTestUtils.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/util/ReflectionTestUtils.java
index 3a662ec89c..2197d861b0 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/util/ReflectionTestUtils.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/util/ReflectionTestUtils.java
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public abstract class ReflectionTestUtils {
 	 * the provided {@code targetClass} to the supplied {@code value}.
 	 * <p>This method delegates to {@link #setField(Object, Class, String, Object, Class)},
 	 * supplying {@code null} for the {@code targetObject} and {@code type} arguments.
+	 * <p>This method does not support setting {@code static final} fields.
 	 * @param targetClass the target class on which to set the static field;
 	 * never {@code null}
 	 * @param name the name of the field to set; never {@code null}
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ public abstract class ReflectionTestUtils {
 	 * the supplied {@code value}.
 	 * <p>This method delegates to {@link #setField(Object, Class, String, Object, Class)},
 	 * supplying {@code null} for the {@code targetObject} argument.
+	 * <p>This method does not support setting {@code static final} fields.
 	 * @param targetClass the target class on which to set the static field;
 	 * never {@code null}
 	 * @param name the name of the field to set; may be {@code null} if
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ public abstract class ReflectionTestUtils {
 	 * field. In addition, an attempt will be made to make non-{@code public}
 	 * fields <em>accessible</em>, thus allowing one to set {@code protected},
 	 * {@code private}, and <em>package-private</em> fields.
+	 * <p>This method does not support setting {@code static final} fields.
 	 * @param targetObject the target object on which to set the field; may be
 	 * {@code null} if the field is static
 	 * @param targetClass the target class on which to set the field; may