diff --git a/docs/object.js b/docs/object.js
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index 00000000..89c9811c
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+++ b/docs/object.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Copyright 2016 Realm Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+/**
+ * Realm objects will automatically inherit from this class unless a {@link Realm~ObjectClass}
+ * was specified that does **not** inherit from this class.
+ * @memberof Realm
+ * @since 0.12.0
+ */
+class Object {
+    /**
+     * Checks if this object has not been deleted and is part of a valid Realm.
+     * @returns {boolean} indicating if the object can be safely accessed.
+     * @since 0.12.0
+     */
+    isValid() {}
+}
diff --git a/docs/realm.js b/docs/realm.js
index 8f102d25..03d5093c 100644
--- a/docs/realm.js
+++ b/docs/realm.js
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ Realm.defaultPath;
 
 /**
  * Realm objects will inherit methods, getters, and setters from the `prototype` of this
- * constructor.
+ * constructor. It is **highly recommended** that this constructor inherit from
+ * {@link Realm.Object}.
  * @typedef Realm~ObjectClass
  * @type {Class}
  * @property {Realm~ObjectSchema} schema - Static property specifying object schema information.