diff --git a/docs/_includes/js/popovers.html b/docs/_includes/js/popovers.html
index d72c78da8b..56d8ce8b1e 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/js/popovers.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/js/popovers.html
@@ -252,20 +252,21 @@ sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus.">
   <p>Initializes popovers for an element collection.</p>
 
   <h4>.popover('show')</h4>
-  <p>Reveals an element's popover. This is considered a "manual" triggering of the popover. Popovers whose both title and content are zero-length are never displayed.</p>
+  <p>Reveals an element's popover. <strong>Returns to the caller before the popover has actually been shown</strong> (i.e. before the <code>shown.bs.popover</code> event occurs). This is considered a "manual" triggering of the popover. Popovers whose both title and content are zero-length are never displayed.</p>
   {% highlight js %}$('#element').popover('show'){% endhighlight %}
 
   <h4>.popover('hide')</h4>
-  <p>Hides an element's popover. This is considered a "manual" triggering of the popover.</p>
+  <p>Hides an element's popover. <strong>Returns to the caller before the popover has actually been hidden</strong> (i.e. before the <code>hidden.bs.popover</code> event occurs). This is considered a "manual" triggering of the popover.</p>
   {% highlight js %}$('#element').popover('hide'){% endhighlight %}
 
   <h4>.popover('toggle')</h4>
-  <p>Toggles an element's popover. This is considered a "manual" triggering of the popover.</p>
+  <p>Toggles an element's popover. <strong>Returns to the caller before the popover has actually been shown or hidden</strong> (i.e. before the <code>shown.bs.popover</code> or <code>hidden.bs.popover</code> event occurs). This is considered a "manual" triggering of the popover.</p>
   {% highlight js %}$('#element').popover('toggle'){% endhighlight %}
 
   <h4>.popover('destroy')</h4>
   <p>Hides and destroys an element's popover.</p>
   {% highlight js %}$('#element').popover('destroy'){% endhighlight %}
+
   <h3 id="popovers-events">Events</h3>
   <div class="table-responsive">
     <table class="table table-bordered table-striped bs-events-table">
diff --git a/docs/_includes/js/tooltips.html b/docs/_includes/js/tooltips.html
index 0cf91bfb54..90fa37208e 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/js/tooltips.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/js/tooltips.html
@@ -213,15 +213,15 @@ $('#example').tooltip(options)
   <p>Attaches a tooltip handler to an element collection.</p>
 
   <h4>.tooltip('show')</h4>
-  <p>Reveals an element's tooltip. This is considered a "manual" triggering of the tooltip. Tooltips with zero-length titles are never displayed.</p>
+  <p>Reveals an element's tooltip. <strong>Returns to the caller before the tooltip has actually been shown</strong> (i.e. before the <code>shown.bs.tooltip</code> event occurs). This is considered a "manual" triggering of the tooltip. Tooltips with zero-length titles are never displayed.</p>
   {% highlight js %}$('#element').tooltip('show'){% endhighlight %}
 
   <h4>.tooltip('hide')</h4>
-  <p>Hides an element's tooltip. This is considered a "manual" triggering of the tooltip.</p>
+  <p>Hides an element's tooltip. <strong>Returns to the caller before the tooltip has actually been hidden</strong> (i.e. before the <code>hidden.bs.tooltip</code> event occurs). This is considered a "manual" triggering of the tooltip.</p>
   {% highlight js %}$('#element').tooltip('hide'){% endhighlight %}
 
   <h4>.tooltip('toggle')</h4>
-  <p>Toggles an element's tooltip. This is considered a "manual" triggering of the tooltip.</p>
+  <p>Toggles an element's tooltip. <strong>Returns to the caller before the tooltip has actually been shown or hidden</strong> (i.e. before the <code>shown.bs.tooltip</code> or <code>hidden.bs.tooltip</code> event occurs). This is considered a "manual" triggering of the tooltip.</p>
   {% highlight js %}$('#element').tooltip('toggle'){% endhighlight %}
 
   <h4>.tooltip('destroy')</h4>