diff --git a/docs/db-api.txt b/docs/db-api.txt
index 1a4f488d50..01aacf49b1 100644
--- a/docs/db-api.txt
+++ b/docs/db-api.txt
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ so::
 
     polls.get_list(order_by=['?'])
 
+There's no way to specify whether ordering should be case sensitive. With
+respect to case-sensitivity, Django will order results however your database
+backend normally orders them.
+
 Relationships (joins)
 =====================