diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qtemporarydir.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qtemporarydir.cpp
index 81875240677..490ad595d43 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qtemporarydir.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qtemporarydir.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,14 @@ QString QTemporaryDir::errorString() const
 /*!
    Returns the path to the temporary directory.
    Empty if the QTemporaryDir could not be created.
+
+//! [relative-or-absolute-path]
+   The returned path will be relative or absolulte depending on whether
+   QTemporaryDir was constructed with a relative or absolute path,
+   respectively.
+//! [relative-or-absolute-path]
+
+
 */
 QString QTemporaryDir::path() const
 {
@@ -253,6 +261,8 @@ QString QTemporaryDir::path() const
     Redundant multiple separators or "." and ".." directories in
     \a fileName are not removed (see QDir::cleanPath()). Absolute
     paths are not allowed.
+
+    \include qtemporarydir.cpp relative-or-absolute-path
 */
 QString QTemporaryDir::filePath(const QString &fileName) const
 {