diff --git a/docs/guide/structure-widgets.md b/docs/guide/structure-widgets.md
index 27cde16..55ddb1f 100644
--- a/docs/guide/structure-widgets.md
+++ b/docs/guide/structure-widgets.md
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ use yii\helpers\Html;
 Note that unlike [[yii\base\Widget::widget()]] which returns the rendering result of a widget, the method
 [[yii\base\Widget::begin()]] returns an instance of the widget which you can use to build the widget content.
 
+> Note: Some widgets will use [output buffering](http://php.net/manual/en/book.outcontrol.php) to adjust the enclosed
+> content when [[yii\base\Widget::end()]] is called. For this reason calling [[yii\base\Widget::begin()]] and
+> [[yii\base\Widget::end()]] is expected to happen in the same view file.
+> Not following this rule may result in unexpected output.
+
 
 ### Configuring global defaults
 
diff --git a/framework/base/Widget.php b/framework/base/Widget.php
index 7282d34..9f5d477 100644
--- a/framework/base/Widget.php
+++ b/framework/base/Widget.php
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ class Widget extends Component implements ViewContextInterface
      * Begins a widget.
      * This method creates an instance of the calling class. It will apply the configuration
      * to the created instance. A matching [[end()]] call should be called later.
+     * As some widgets may use output buffering, the [[end()]] call should be made in the same view
+     * to avoid breaking the nesting of output buffers.
      * @param array $config name-value pairs that will be used to initialize the object properties
      * @return static the newly created widget instance
+     * @see end()
      */
     public static function begin($config = [])
     {
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ class Widget extends Component implements ViewContextInterface
      * Note that the rendering result of the widget is directly echoed out.
      * @return static the widget instance that is ended.
      * @throws InvalidCallException if [[begin()]] and [[end()]] calls are not properly nested
+     * @see begin()
      */
     public static function end()
     {