diff --git a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.java b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.java
+++ b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.java
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ public interface WebElement extends SearchContext {
    * This method is affected by the 'implicit wait' times in force at the time of execution.

    * The findElement(..) invocation will return a matching row, or try again repeatedly until 

    * the configured timeout is reached.

-   * 

+   *

+   * findElement should not be used to look for non-present elements, use {@link #findElements(By)}

+   * and assert zero length response instead.

+   *

    * @param by The locating mechanism

    * @return The first matching element on the current context.

    * @throws NoSuchElementException If no matching elements are found
KristianRosenvold: Added javadoc note to findElement about using findElements for non-present elements

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