diff --git a/Libraries/Components/View/View.js b/Libraries/Components/View/View.js
index dc1329658..8594cfe8b 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/View/View.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/View/View.js
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ var View = React.createClass({
     shouldRasterizeIOS: PropTypes.bool,
 
     /**
+     * Views that are only used to layout their children or otherwise don't draw
+     * anything may be automatically removed from the native hierarchy as an
+     * optimization. Set this property to `false` to disable this optimization and
+     * ensure that this View exists in the native view hierarchy.
      * @platform android
      */
     collapsable: PropTypes.bool,